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The United States imposed new sanctions targeting Iran's automotive and rail sectors as a naval blockade continues to choke Iranian shipping lanes. The move came amid collapsed negotiations between Washington and Tehran, with reports that Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's UN delegation to leave the US after talks broke down, though Iran's mission to the UN dismissed the expulsion claim as 'baseless,' saying its delegation departed New York on schedule as planned. President Trump, amid the stalemate, suggested the US might need to 'blow them up,' underscoring the fragile and confrontational state of US-Iran relations. The sanctions add further economic pressure on Tehran as it grapples with a worsening financial and export crisis.