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Bessent: US Readies Economic Isolation Of Iran "Like The World Has Never Seen Before"
Bessent: US Readies Economic Isolation Of Iran "Like The World Has Never Seen Before"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Newsmax Thursday night that the Trump administration will announce unprecedented economic measures against Iran next week, signaling that a sharp escalation in economic warfare is just ahead as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled. The warning comes as Tehran-linked Houthi rebel forces resume attacks on Saudi Aramco energy infrastructure, raising concerns that the conflict is spreading geographically and pushing Brent crude futures higher.
Bessent told Rob Schmitt of...
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