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US treasury secretary announces ‘onslaught’ of sanctions to isolate Iran from world economy – live

World · 2 min · 1h ago · BBC, NPR +1
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Scott Bessent says treasury is launching ‘economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections’ as Tehran vows to retaliate against cooperating countries. Sign up for the US…

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The thread

  1. Learning to live in a post-American world
  2. Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple Iran
  3. Iran vows to retaliate against countries that cooperate with fresh US sanctions
  4. Iran’s foreign minister calls threat of new US economic sanctions ‘desperate’