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Vance blames Iran for high gas prices and won’t promise when they will fallPolitics

Vice President JD Vance blamed Iran for rising gas prices and said he would not promise when prices might decline. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had forecast that prices could reach $3 a gallon by Labor Day, but the current average is above $4.

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US-Iran Conflict Stuck With No EndWorld

Bloomberg’s early edition of Balance of Power examines the latest developments at the White House and the US-Iran conflict, which remains deadlocked with no clear end. The program also includes a market update and discussions with guests from politics, capital, travel and intelligence backgrounds.

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VOA Focus: Escalating U.S.-Iran Conflict Affects Gulf StatesWorld

The September 4 edition of VOA Focus highlights the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict and its impact on several Gulf countries, including stronger U.S. efforts to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. It also covers Vice President Vance’s claim that China is willing to cooperate on sanctions against Iran, successive rulings in Hong Kong pro-democracy cases, scrutiny of whether new U.S. sanctions on Iran will include Chinese banks, a Pacific Islands Forum call to condemn China’s missile test, and continued U.S. relief efforts after floods in Nepal.

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Is U.S. pressure forcing Iran back to the negotiating table?World

Iran is beginning to buckle under recent U.S. economic pressure, according to Iranian sources. The roundup also covers feminist leader Gloria Steinem’s death at 92, the failure of Donald Trump’s pledge to bring U.S. finances under control and a looming fiscal crunch, and Denmark’s first recent deployment of conscripts to Greenland.

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Trump Says Iran Strikes Will Be Short, Claims Control of Strait of HormuzWorld

US President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would probably be brief and repeated his claim that Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz. The latest fighting drove energy prices higher and revived fears that the war could continue indefinitely.

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Vance says US will not talk to Iran until Hormuz shipping attacks stopWorld

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington will not hold talks with Iran until Tehran “stops shooting at commercial shipping”. He said US actions in the Strait of Hormuz are intended to prevent a “catastrophic world energy crisis”.

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US is ‘SQUEEZING THE OXYGEN’ out of IranWorld

Trey Yingst covers U.S. military action against Iran. On America's Newsroom, Richard Goldberg, a senior adviser at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, examines ways to dismantle the regime's proxy networks.

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US strikes failed to cripple Iran as both sides avoid escalation, analyst saysWorld

Wolfgang Pusztai, a former Austrian defence attaché to Libya, says the US has not disabled Iran’s military capabilities. He says neither side currently intends to escalate, though further civilian or military casualties could force Tehran or Washington to do so. Iran appears reluctant to escalate despite having refrained from striking additional targets and US bases in the region.

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Iran buries victims of deadly US wedding strike as Red Crescent urges ICC probeWorld

Funerals are being held in Iran for four people killed at a wedding party during US strikes in the southern county of Sirik on Tuesday. The victims were two women and two children. The Iranian Red Crescent has asked the International Criminal Court to investigate the incident for possible US war crimes. Residents say no military facilities are near the residential area, and the youngest victim was four-year-old Mohammad Karimi.

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'SERIOUS' Iranian threat targeting US homelandWorld

Cybersecurity alerts are intensifying across the United States as Rep. Rick Crawford warns that an Iranian hacking group is targeting critical infrastructure. Experts urge immediate stronger defenses, with energy, water and telecommunications systems in several states identified as targets.

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Iran launches a new attack on KuwaitWorld

Iran launched a new attack on Kuwait. Eighteen U.S. service members were killed, even as a senior administration official claimed that no Americans had died in the conflict with Iran.

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Oil Stabilizes as Trump Says Iran Strikes Will Be Short | The Opening TradeWorld

US President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would probably be brief and repeated his assertion that Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz. The latest fighting sent energy prices higher and revived fears of an open-ended war, while US retail diesel prices reached their highest level since mid-2022.

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How is the Iran war complicating Trump's midterm strategy?Politics

Top aides to President Donald Trump want to contain any escalation in the Iran war ahead of the midterms. Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Egypt for the first time in a decade to deepen Beijing’s foothold in the region, while Trump’s pledge to control U.S. finances falters and a fiscal crunch looms. Denmark also deploys conscripts to Greenland for the first time in recent history.

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Republican senator calls Hegseth 'inept'Politics

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing bipartisan backlash over his handling of the war in Iran and recent leadership changes at the Pentagon, with more Republicans joining Democrats in criticizing him.

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GOP Senator Calls Hegseth “Inept” as Trump Defends HimPolitics

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis called Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth “inept” and urged President Donald Trump to replace him. Trump defended Hegseth as reports said Middle East troop deployments would extend into next year, suggesting the war with Iran may continue for some time.

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No End in Sight for US-Iran ConflictWorld

The United States and Iran have stepped up reciprocal military strikes in recent days, remaining caught between a ceasefire and full-scale war as the White House struggles to bring the six-month conflict to an end.

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Trump Sees Iran Strikes as Short-Lived as Oil and Dollar FallWorld

US President Donald Trump said renewed attacks on Iran would likely be short-lived and repeated his claim that Washington controls the Strait of Hormuz. The fresh escalation in fighting pushed up energy prices and revived fears of wider consequences.

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