TehranWashington sanctioned the makers of over 90% of Iran’s cars.
Trump rejected Iran’s Hormuz reopening offer and warned strikes could resume after the midterms.
The Treasury also hit the state railway and top freight lines, targeting the land routes Iran is building around the naval blockade.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran will not “run away from dialogue” though the US targeted it three times.
Trump says bombing remains possible once November’s midterm elections pass.
How each outlet framed it
- Dawn leans critical
- quotes Trump's explicit threats to annihilate Iran, cites temporal shift in post-midterm willingness for military escalation
Sources: Dawn