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Bessent unveils sweeping new Iran sanctions but delays toughest blow

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled sweeping economic sanctions against Iran. He said President Donald Trump is contacting other world leaders to demand that they support the United States in seeking the “economic asphyxiation of this regime." Bessent claimed the U.S. has weakened Iran's military and nuclear capabilities. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi disputed this.

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