US, from Trump immediately new sanctions to block Iran's crude oil

Maximum pressure, tougher sanctions to hit oil and then force Tehran to a deal on nuclear power as well. This is the strategy announced by Donald Trump against Iran. The executive orders to be issued as soon as the president-elect takes possession of the White House at the end of January are already ready. And the ministers chosen for the government team confirm the US hard line against the country, which is considered an enemy, due to the nuclear risk and the conflict in the Middle East.

Mike Waltz, the new National Security Advisor, and Marco Rubio, listed as Secretary of State, have always had an aggressive approach to Iran. as has Pete Hegseth, the Fox News TV face turned Pentagon chief.

Trump has pledged 'maximum support' to Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, including against Iran, which acts as a director in the Middle East war, supporting Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi fighters in Yemen with resources and weapons. The Republican leader also has an open personal account with the leadership in Tehran, accused of plotting to attempt on his life during the campaign. "If you try to hit us, we will blow up your cities and blow your country to smithereens," Trump had said last September while addressing some Iranian diplomats. At the same time, the tycoon also reiterated the need to force Iran to negotiate: 'We have to make a deal, because the consequences,' he repeated, 'are impossible to predict.

On the thread of diplomacy, there was reportedly a meeting in New York on Monday between Elon Musk, as Trump's advisor, and the Iranian ambassador to the UN, Amir Saeid Iravani. A US official confirmed the conversation. Iran, however, 'categorically' denied any contact. From the president-elect's transition team they made it known that 'Trump, as the American people want, will restore peace, even through force, around the world'.

The executive orders have already been prepared, ready for Trump's signature as soon as he sets foot in the Oval Office. "The new administration is determined to restore a strategy of maximum pressure to send Iran into default as soon as possible. Starting with oil, whose exports are vital to Tehran," explained - as reported by the Financial Times - a national security expert close to the new administration.