"By targeting Iran’s oil revenue stream, Treasury will further degrade the regime’s ability to carry out attacks against the United States and its allies," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. The US Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels led by an Iraqi-Kittitian businessman for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. The administration of President Donald Trump is keeping pressure on Iran, while nuclear talks have stalled. A sixth round of negotiations was suspended after the start of a 12-day war in June. A senior Iranian official said ...

German military authorities were dealing with 1,159 cases of suspected extremism in the country's armed forces at the end of 2024, with around three-quarters linked to far-right extremism, a report released on Tuesday showed. The annual report by the Defence Ministry recorded 302 new cases in 2024 - just five fewer than in the previous year. Of these, 216 involved suspected far-right extremism, compared to 178 new cases in that area in 2023. Suspected far-right extremism accounted for 875 of the total 1,159 cases. The country's Military Counter-Intelligence Service (MAD) deals with extremist i...

Rubio previously visited Israel in February, marking his first trip to the Middle East. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to arrive in Israel in about two weeks, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to The Jerusalem Post. The tentative date for Rubio’s arrival is the week of September 14. He is expected to stay for several days, during which he will meet with senior Israeli officials. His visit comes in the wake of comments by US President Donald Trump, who said the war in Gaza needs to end quickly because Israel is losing the public relations battle. “Israel...

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Novak Djokovic faces Taylor Fritz in the US Open quarter-finals as the last American man in the singles draw aims to beat the 24-time grand slam champion for the first time. Fritz, the fourth seed, reached the US Open final last year but has lost all 10 meetings against Djokovic, including a straight-sets quarter-final defeat to the Serbian when he won his last title in 2023. US Open LIVE: Latest scores and updatesDjokovic is aiming to win a record 25th grand slam title and played his best tennis of the tournament in dismissing Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets in the fourth round. Fritz los...