Government sources termed India’s discussions on media arrangements after PM Modi-Trump’s June G7 meeting a “normal practice”, following Ambassador Gor’s remarks.

US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has revealed an alleged “behind-the-scenes” request from India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, claiming the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had preferred that the interaction with the media involve no questions.

The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets. The currency had already been under pressure before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28 - now Trump'

The Trump administration has in recent days warned Iran of an impending "economic D-Day" if it doesn't promptly comply with U.S. demands. The campaign began Wednesday with President Donald Trump accusing Iran of having "failed to take" the opportunity to make a deal and issued a warning of "economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.

President Donald Trump has declared that Iran is "completely collapsing" ahead of an expected announcement regarding a major package of punitive economic measures against Tehran. US treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the forthcoming action as the "toughest sanctions in history" and "the single greatest financial offensive ever marshalled against an adversary".