The Trump administration has frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency it says was linked to Iran as the United States ratchets up pressure on Tehran.

April 24 - The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts worth up to $3.2 billion to 12 companies to develop space-based missile defense interceptor systems, advancing U.S. President Donald Trump's Golden Dome plan.

The Trump administration has sought to project confidence in the U.S. military's munitions stocks after more than a month of war with Iran, but long-term supply questions remain.

White House says Tehran in ‘very weak position’; Iran says two seized ships transferred to its coast; US navy secretary leaves office ‘effective immediately’, says Pentagon

An internal Pentagon document reportedly raised the prospect of a change in position in retaliation for the UK not joining the Iran war.

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Friday it imposed sanctions on an independent "teapot" refinery in China for buying billions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil,

US consumer sentiment fell in April from a month earlier to a record low, reflecting worries around the economic fallout from the Iran war.