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strikeAug 22, 2026

Iran, US keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions

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The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's scheduled announcement of new US economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran's most important trading partners, including China.

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    The United States and Iran exchanged defiant messages ahead of Monday's scheduled announcement of new US economic sanctions that could impact the Islamic Republic and Tehran's most important trading partners, including China. As the war neared six months old, the two sides were n…

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