The US Treasury Department announced new sanctions linked to Iran targeting entities in the railway and automotive sectors in order to economically isolate Tehran. This coincided with remarks by US President Donald Trump that the war with Iran would end soon and that oil prices would drop, and that Iran will not possess a nuclear weapon, alongside a Washington Post report on a plan to reinforce US naval forces in the Middle East.
Lebanon Debate and Al-Quds Al-Arabi focused on the US sanctions decision and the sectors targeted, while Al Jazeera Net led with the escalation in Trump's remarks and the US military planning. Al-Quds Al-Arabi confined itself to the sanctions decision without further details on the companies or the measures.