Tom Ozimek

Iran launched attacks against Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar on Friday in response to U.S. strikes on targets in southern Iran.

The new restrictions take aim at foreign nationals linked to radical organizations accused of supporting political violence in the United States.

The president’s remarks came amid intensifying U.S. military operations against Iran and Tehran’s attempts to restrict Gulf shipping flows.

Trump praised the tactic as an effective crime-fighting tool after a fatal shooting in Maine prompted a temporary nationwide pause for policy review.

The latest attacks mark the fifth consecutive day of U.S. strikes targeting Iran’s ability to project force into the Gulf and attack oil tankers.

The mission of the global trade enforcement unit will be to prosecute criminal import, trade, and other fraud offenses that undermine American industries.

Tensions have ratcheted up after Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. forces hit Iranian targets that threatened freedom of navigation.

The French president said nationalism and industrial rivalries threaten Europe’s efforts to rearm and assume greater responsibility for its own defense.

Fresh strikes and competing claims over control of the strait have rattled investors and slowed tanker traffic.

The warning came as Trump said Washington had agreed to resume talks with Tehran, but added that the ceasefire is effectively ‘over.’