Trump Administration Escalates Iran Pressure While Domestic Opposition Grows

Following a drone strike near a UAE nuclear facility, the Trump administration is pushing G7 allies to impose new sanctions on Iran and weighing military options, even as domestic US polling shows the conflict 'growing unpopular by the day.' Iran responds by forming a new Strait of Hormuz authority.

Sources

• UAE nuclear power plant targeted in likely-Iranian attack France 24 · France
• War against Iran is "growing more unpopular by the day" in the US France 24 · France
• Impose sanctions on Iran, Trump’s treasury chief tells finance ministers Politico Europe · Europe
• Iran forms new body to manage Strait of Hormuz Middle East Eye · Middle East

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