US treasury secretary and German foreign minister comment on efforts to avoid escalation of regional conflict
Iranians hold signs and a portrait of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a celebration after the missile and drone attack on Israel, in Palestine Square, central Tehran, on Monday.Iranians hold signs and a portrait of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a celebration after the missile and drone attack on Israel, in Palestine Square, central Tehran, on Monday.
Commenting on the prospect of sanctions, Baerbock said she had noticed that a number of players at the European level had said they would take another look at extending an existing EU sanctions regime against Iran that targets drone production.Baerbock’s comments came as Yellen suggested Washington could also expand its sanctions regime against Iran.
According to a report by the Axios news site, Yellen will press fellow international finance ministers – visiting Washington for the annual spring IMF meetings this week – to focus their governments on possible coordinated sanctions.In Gaza, residents reported that Israeli tanks had pushed back on Tuesday into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago.
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