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Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the broadest financial blockade ever on Iran, threatening secondary sanctions on any country or entity doing business with Tehran. Iran's rial hit record lows and the government threatened to halt all Gulf oil exports.
Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the broadest financial blockade on Iran in history, threatening to sanction any country or company that does business with Tehran. The move was aggressive enough that Iran's currency hit record lows and the government responded by threatening to halt all oil exports from the Persian Gulf—a direct threat to global energy supplies. This isn't just about Iran anymore; it's a test of whether other major economies (particularly China) will comply with American pressure or keep trading with Tehran anyway.
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