Iran War News LIVE Update: Pezeshkian Says Tehran Takes New Action Against US Sanctions

Iran War News LIVE Updates: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday (local time) that Tehran had adopted a “new arrangement” to deal with what he described as special conditions as the US steps up its economic pressure and sanctions targeting the country’s financial and business networks. In a post on X, Pezeshkian accused his adversaries, particularly the US, of trying to cut the Islamic Republic’s key economic lifelines in order to exert pressure on its people. He further noted that despite increasing pressure, public support and government action prevented these goals from being achieved.

The Houthis have confirmed they are targeting an oil facility near Riyadh as the kingdom strikes Sanaa

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attack on an oil facility near the Saudi capital, accusing the kingdom of several strikes on the Yemeni capital. The two sides have traded attacks since the Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast and controlled the Bab al-Mandab Strait in a blitzkrieg offensive last month. Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV said “Saudi enemy aircraft” had hit Sanaa with 26 strikes after earlier reporting “Saudi aggression” against the Yemeni capital without giving details of targets or casualties. While Saudi authorities have yet to comment, Houthi army spokesman Yahya Saree said the group attacked an oil facility in Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, adding that they started fires at the targeted locations.

As Trump ramps up military presence, pressure mounts on Iran

Iran has begun to feel the pressure of the US war as US President Donald Trump boosts US military presence in the region. According to a Bloomberg report, inflation in Tehran is around 90 percent, with oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz recovering despite continued Iranian attacks. In addition, Trump is sending another aircraft carrier with 10,000 sailors and marines to the region. Iran’s economic situation is extremely painful, but the country is adapting, according to one Tehran official who asked not to be identified to speak openly. The Islamic Republic is preparing for a new US bombing campaign, potentially larger than before, but it can respond.

Flights between Iran and Najaf, Iraq will resume on Sunday

Iraq’s Najaf International Airport will resume flights to and from Iran from Sunday, with three evening flights scheduled, Iraq’s state news agency said on Saturday. Iraq said on Friday that the US waiver would allow Iranian airlines to operate up to 40 flights a day to and from Najaf, with the exception of Mahan Air.

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