Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that Washington will end access to the US dollar system for those laundering Iranian money, as he seeks to ramp up pressure targeting Tehran months into war. "Any entity that facilitates money laundering on behalf of Iran will be removed from the US dollar system. The clock just started ticking," Bessent tells reporters at a press conference. SOUNDBITE

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