Debate: US escalates economic war on Iran

The US administration is upping the economic pressure in the conflict with Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated on Monday President Trump's "economic D-Day" threat, stressing that the goal is to cut Iran off from all sources of income, and called on countries that maintain trade ties with Iran to immediately suspend them.

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The sabre-rattling of a desperate man | Dnevnik - Slovenia

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Fanciful at best | The Irish Times - Ireland

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Sanctions won't achieve their goal | Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland

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Trump is underestimating Tehran | France Inter - France

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An amusing soap opera for Beijing | De Standaard - Belgium

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Debate: How bad is the crisis at Volkswagen?

The crisis-hit VW Group is planning drastic cuts. According to CEO Oliver Blume up to 50,000 jobs could be lost and several factories are on the brink of closure. Growing competition from China in particular is putting the group under pressure. The press sees tough times ahead.

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The company hasn’t done its homework | Frankfurter Rundschau - Germany

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The air is getting thinner | Der Standard - Austria

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The trend is unstoppable | Reflex - Czech Republic

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Germany mustot suffer same fate as VW | Der Tagesspiegel - Germany

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Debate: Why was the CIA chief in Moscow?

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe was in Moscow on Tuesday for talks. The visit was unofficial and unannounced, but the media got wind of it when a large US military cargo aircraft was spotted flying from Washington via Riga to Moscow on Flightradar24. The Kremlin later confirmed the visit, saying there had been "talks between the intelligence services".

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Seeking a way out of the Iranian deadlock | Igor Eidman - Russia

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Deliberately obvious | La Repubblica - Italy

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Secret service as troubleshooter? | Corriere della Sera - Italy

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Debate: Joyriding for likes: how to stop it?

There has been a surge in theumber of serious accidents in the UK and Ireland involving teenagers who steal cars and post videos of their joyrides on social media. After twelve people were recently killed in two accidents involving cars driving in the wrong direction on the motorway, the British press examines how to end the joyriding trend.

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Roads mustot become lawless spaces | The Times - United Kingdom

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Algorithms areot the problem here | The Spectator - United Kingdom

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