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WorldPublished: 25 August 2026 at 14:41

Trump urges allies to isolate Iran as Supreme Court backs mail-in voting limits for now

President Trump is calling on world leaders to join his economic pressure campaign against Iran, while the US Supreme Court has temporarily sided with him on an order restricting mail-in voting.

Pressure campaign against Iran

President Donald Trump has reached out to leaders of other nations, urging them to join what is being described as an economic war against Iran. The appeal calls on international partners to increase coordinated pressure on Tehran, with Washington seeking broader global backing for its stance toward Iran. The source does not specify which countries have responded or what concrete steps might follow, but the outreach signals that economic pressure remains the administration's primary tool in dealing with Iran.

Supreme Court ruling on mail-in voting

Separately, the US Supreme Court has issued a ruling that backs, for now, Trump's order restricting mail-in voting. This means the restrictions can move forward or remain in effect while legal challenges to the order continue to work their way through the courts. The ruling is described as a temporary win for the president's position rather than a final decision on the order's legality. Further details on the court's reasoning or the practical effects on voters were not provided in the source material.

Together, the two developments illustrate the Trump administration's simultaneous efforts on the foreign policy and domestic legal fronts, as it works to strengthen its position both internationally and in the courts.

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