Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live Navigation menuDonald TrumpTrump, Netanyahu and the Iran questionHow Iran war fallout may shape US electionsA visual guide to redistrictingLive updates, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces new sanctions on Tehran to sever financial support for the regime, urging US allies to support the measures.liveThis video may contain light patterns or images that could trigger seizures or cause discomfort for people with visual sensitivities.Al Jazeera LiveBy Chris Hamill-Stewart and Rached El-MoctarPublished On 25 Aug 2026

Pakistan’s interior minister says significant progress has been made during talks with Iran’s president to restore a previous memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.

This comes after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that Washington has imposed new sanctions on Tehran to sever all financial support for the regime, adding that President Donald Trump is urging US allies to support the measures.