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Trump Pauses Project Freedom In Hormuz

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has briefly paused Project Freedom, the American effort to guide stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, citing diplomatic requests from Pakistan and other countries as talks with Iran continue. Trump Pauses Project Freedom Trump said the pause was meant to give diplomatic efforts more time as Washington tries to finalise […]
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US Says Iran Unable To Pay Soldiers

By BPN News Desk
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed that American economic pressure and maritime restrictions are severely weakening Iran’s government, saying Tehran is struggling to pay its soldiers amid the ongoing blockade. US Treasury Chief On Iran Blockade Bessent said the United States was “suffocating” Iran through economic pressure and a blockade affecting ships moving
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Scott Bessent Says Iran Blockade Will Continue

By BPN News Desk
  US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said Washington will continue its blockade linked to Iran until freedom of navigation is restored in the Strait of Hormuz, while sharply criticising Iran’s leadership amid rising tensions in West Asia. US Treasury Secretary Targets Iran Leadership Bessent described Iran’s leadership as disconnected from realities on the ground
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Ghalibaf Says US Blockade Targets Iran

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Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has accused the United States of using a naval blockade to intensify economic pressure and create internal divisions inside Iran. Ghalibaf Attacks US Naval Blockade Ghalibaf said the US blockade was aimed at forcing Iran into submission by weakening the country from within. He claimed Washington was trying to […]
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Trump Says Iran Blockade Will Continue

By BPN News Desk
US President Donald Trump has said the naval blockade linked to Iran will continue until Tehran agrees to a deal on its nuclear programme, escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz and global oil security. Trump Iran Blockade Statement Trump said the blockade was proving more effective than direct military action and claimed Iran’s economy […]
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US Says Iran Blockade Is Going Global

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has said Washington’s naval blockade on Iran is expanding globally, while also saying Tehran still has an opportunity to reach what he described as a “good deal” with the United States. US Blockade On Iran Expands Globally Hegseth told reporters in Washington that the US blockade was “growing and going […]
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Iran Rejects Trump Ceasefire Extension

By BPN News Desk
Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s extension of the ceasefire, with a senior adviser to Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying the “losing side cannot dictate terms” and warning that continued pressure would not be accepted. The sharp response has deepened uncertainty around the fragile truce and signalled that Tehran is not willing to treat […]