Sanctions
US resumes Iran port blockade as Trump drops Hormuz transit fee 0EU bans gold imports from Sudan to cut off war financing 0UK moves to designate Iran's IRGC as a terrorist organization 0EU sanctions nine people over a Russian cyber-espionage campaign 0US moves to remove Syria from its state sponsors of terrorism list 0US strikes Iranian coastal sites after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz 0Trump says he will lift Turkey sanctions and weigh F-35 sales 0US sanctions Rwandan gold refinery over DR Congo mineral smuggling 0France seizes fifth Russian shadow-fleet tanker in the Mediterranean 0Three ICC judges sue the Trump administration over US sanctions 0US and Iran reach interim deals but clash over nuclear inspections on first day of talks 0US to release $12bn in frozen Iranian funds as inspection terms stay disputed 0US issues 60-day waiver easing Iran oil sanctions as Switzerland talks advance 0US and Iran finalize a 14-point ceasefire memorandum, with key terms still open 0UK sets January 2027 deadline to ban diesel and jet fuel made from Russian crude 0UK boards and detains a sanctioned tanker tied to Russia's shadow fleet 0