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Bessent announces sanctions on Iranian Strait of Hormuz authority to block toll payments

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions on Tehran’s nautical authority that is seeking to establish control over the Strait of Hormuz, denouncing it as “maritime extortion.” The new sanctions were announced as part of Washington’s intensifying Operation Economic Fury, the effort to strangle Iran’s economy through economic and financial means. Iran has tried to maximize […]

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Give White House Press Briefing – 2:00pm ET Livestream

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Give White House Press Briefing – 2:00pm ET Livestream

This should be interesting. As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt remains on maternity leave, the Trump White House has done something remarkable and very unique. Cabinet members are taking turns delivering the White House press briefing. Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent steps up to the podium and will be delivering the White House briefing […] The post Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Give White House Press Briefing – 2:00pm ET Livestream appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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Mamdani announces NYC’s Commission on Government Efficiency

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Mamdani announces NYC’s Commission on Government Efficiency

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to recreate a Big Apple version of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, called the Commission on Government Efficiency. New York’s COGE will examine the city’s charter and figure out ways for Mamdani’s administration to cut costs, improve efficiency, and modernize the city’s government, the […]

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Bessent warns Oman on Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s ‘blow ’em up’ threat

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Bessent warns Oman on Strait of Hormuz after Trump’s ‘blow ’em up’ threat

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued another warning to Oman Thursday morning after President Trump said the nation should “behave or we’ll have to blow ’em up.” “The United States Government will not tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the Strait of Hormuz,” Bessent wrote in a social media post, referencing a reported…

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US sanctions Iranian agency trying to control Strait of Hormuz

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US sanctions Iranian agency trying to control Strait of Hormuz

The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned an Iranian agency attempting to control the Strait of Hormuz. In a release, the department said the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) — which the Iranian government formed earlier this month to manage the passageway — is a “new attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to monetize…

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Bessent sanctions Iran’s Strait Authority — and sends firm warning against paying tolls

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Bessent sanctions Iran’s Strait Authority — and sends firm warning against paying tolls

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced sanctions Thursday against Iran's new Persian Gulf Strait Authority and warned companies against paying tolls to cross the Strait of Hormuz.

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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail

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A federal judge in D.C. declines to block Trump's executive order on voting by mail

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon.

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US shoots down Iranian drones near Strait of Hormuz

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US shoots down Iranian drones near Strait of Hormuz

CENTCOM says Iran fired retaliatory strikes at Kuwait overnight, calling the attack an egregious ceasefire violation.

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Land-locked nation with no navy offers America help with Strait of Hormuz

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Land-locked nation with no navy offers America help with Strait of Hormuz

'Their nuclear military program must be stopped. It's a global risk and global threat'

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