Trump says Iran could be bombed ‘a little bit more’ as US shifts to economic crackdown

Key Points:

• An unnamed Iranian Shiite cleric claimed that the smell of "burned flesh" still lingers near the compound of Iran's late supreme leader and stated that 110 bombs and missiles, not just seven or eight, were dropped on the site during an attack.
• Iran has permitted several Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz recently, fulfilling a key request made during Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf’s visit to Iraq, according to Iranian state media and Iraqi officials.
• Iraqi oil exports, which heavily depend on passage through the Strait of Hormuz, remain significant, with Iraq producing around 4 million barrels per day before the Iran war impacted the region.
• Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned the Trump administration's strategy to enforce global economic isolation on Iran, calling it a return to "full-scale classic colonialism" and a violation of international law.
• U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the plan as the most extensive coordinated economic isolation ever, warning that the U.S. government would aggressively enforce sanctions against entities doing business with Iran.