# Press review: US tightens pressure on Iran as Trump seeks renewed ties with Pyongyang

https://mins.news/en/item/28231

- TASS, 2026-08-21 10:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/pressreview/2175943

> Russian newspapers report that the United States is threatening broad sanctions against Iran, while Donald Trump seeks renewed contact with Kim Jong Un as US-South Korean military drills are scaled back. Experts say Washington has limited room for fundamentally new Iran sanctions but could expand secondary measures against third-country entities and pressure Iran’s neighbors to restrict ties with Tehran.

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