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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war. #iran #trump #news #usa #politics
President Donald Trump is calling world leaders with “specific requests to cease their interactions with the regime” and countries will face a specific timeline to shut down links with Iran or face unilateral US punishment, Bessent told a press conference.
“We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe,” Bessent said. He called the move “economic asphyxiation of this regime.”
Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-24/bessent-pledges-to-isolate-iran-from-global-economy
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war. #iran #trump #news #usa #politics
President Donald Trump is calling world leaders with “specific requests to cease their interactions with the regime” and countries will face a specific timeline to shut down links with Iran or face unilateral US punishment, Bessent told a press conference.
“We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe,” Bessent said. He called the move “economic asphyxiation of this regime.”
Read more: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-24/bessent-pledges-to-isolate-iran-from-global-economy
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