Morning update

Middle East Eye·August 14, 2026Politics

Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are the latest developments from across the regon: US Vice President JD Vance said that keeping oil and gas prices low for Americans is now "goal number one" for Washington in its war on Iran. He added that the next primacy focus for the US is to "ensure that Iran never gets a nuclear weapon". US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington is going to apply measures that have "never been seen" on Iran.

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