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Iraq and Pakistan are cutting off some important land routes in and out of Iran wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ
Iran’s message is stark: If the U.S. and Israel restart their air campaign, Tehran will strike not only on American bases and warships but civilian targets in Gulf countries wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @alexbward
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Middle East mediators are scrambling to revive talks with Iran, fearful that hostilities could flare as the U.S. moves another aircraft carrier to the region and Israel warns of plans for possible new strikes.
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Middle East oil flows have surpassed prewar levels, as payday incentives and U.S. protections have helped tankers make the dangerous journey through the Strait of Hormuz wsj.com/world/middle-east/mo… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @georgikantchev @RebeccaYFeng
Two Emirati cargo ships have sunk in the past 24 hours after being struck in the Strait of Hormuz wsj.com/world/middle-east/tw… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @RebeccaYFeng
Iran is fortifying its defenses, rallying loyalists and threatening wider retaliation to deter potential U.S. attacks after the midterms wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ
U.S. Treasury official hopscotched across Middle East and Europe with a warning to Iran’s trading partners at the behest of Secretary Bessent : You either trade with Tehran or Washington wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-… via @WSJ
A top U.S. Treasury Department official hopscotched across the Middle East and Europe this month with a warning to Iran’s trading partners: you either trade with Tehran or Washington wsj.com/world/middle-east/a-… via @WSJ
The Houthis increasingly have a new source for the supplies they need to launch their attacks: China wsj.com/world/middle-east/ye… via @WSJ
Iranian flights are being halted in several countries as part of an American pressure campaign over the Strait of Hormuz wsj.com/world/middle-east/sq… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon @omarabdelb
After the U.S. blockade, Iran vowed to push trade overland. But on the ground, hundreds of truckers are stuck at Iran’s land borders with its neighbors, throttling its economy. wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ @benoitfaucon and Hamraz Bayan
Long lines at gas stations. Strikes by truckers. A government struggling to maintain subsidies. The economic fallout from the war is adding to the pain facing ordinary Iranians. wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ
An Iranian airline accused of ferrying cash, weapons and personnel for the regime’s powerful Revolutionary Guard is expanding its footprint, despite more than a decade under U.S. sanctions wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ
Fearing supply shortages, Iranians rush to buy fuel and food as living standards deteriorate wsj.com/world/middle-east/la… via @WSJ
The U.S. and Iran Creep Toward a Wider War With Escalating Attacks
Strikes on more sensitive targets across the Persian Gulf risk setting off a spiral as neither side backs down wsj.com/world/middle-east/th… @benoitfaucon @mgordonwsj @jmalsin
Freeing more American citizens “could be a tool if Iran wants to descalate and seek an off-ramp to hostilities," says hostages advocate Stacia George. “The U.S. will see any prisoners’ release as a confidence-building measure.” wsj.com/world/middle-east/ir… via @WSJ
