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According to the Iranian news agency Fars, the Revolutionary Guards Commander Nasser Shabani said: \u201cWe asked the Yemenis to attack the two Saudi oil tankers, so they did it.\u201d The Fars News Agency deleted the article, which is considered a blatant admission by Iran of supporting the Houthi militias, minutes after publishing it. Shabani also said that the Houthi militias in Yemen and Lebanese Hezbollah militias \u201crepresented Iran\u2019s depth in the region.\u201d \u2022 Germany blocks &#36;400 million cash delivery to Iran amid heightened US sanctions Germany\u2019s central bank blocked a &#36;400 million cash delivery to Iran, marking an added victory for the US in line with their heightened sanctions on the country, which were put into full force early Tuesday. The &#36;400 million is being held by Iranian-owned European-Iranian trade bank (EIH), which is allowed to operate in Hamburg. The EIH was previously sanctioned by Europe and the US for helping push Iran\u2019s nuclear program. According to Fox News, the US ambassador to Berlin was the one who lead the campaign to persuade the German government to stop the money transfer. \u201cWe are grateful to our German partners for recognizing the need to act,\u201d he told the news channel. \u2022 German Auto Giant Daimler Quits Iran, Citing U.S. Sanctions Threat German auto giant Daimler halted its business activities in Iran hours after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to block any company operating in Iran from selling in the vast U.S. marketplace. &quot;We have suspended our already limited activities in Iran in accordance with the applicable sanctions,&quot; a Daimler spokeswoman said on August 7. 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