US Treasury Imposes New Iran Sanctions as Lebanon Ceasefire Talks Proceed
🏦 TREASURY — New sanctions land while Rubio hosts ceasefire talks down the hall. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Washington applying sanctions while Lebanon talks run at State is coercive diplomacy by design. But Iran already suspended the nuclear channel over bad faith claims. Fresh designations hand Araghchi's hardliners the exit ramp they need. Rubio negotiating from dominance, not compromise — Tehran's MOU response is the variable that moves next.