U.S. unveils new Iran sanctions after Trump threatened "economic D-Day"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said new sanctions being imposed on Iran would amount to the "greatest financial offensive" ever.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM ET
- Coverage span: 2h 13m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
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U.S. unveils new Iran sanctions after Trump threatened "economic D-Day"(opens original report in a new tab)Al JazeeraTier B
Trump administration announces ‘economic D-day’ sanctions on Iran(opens original report in a new tab)Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says US sanctions will intensify to choke off Iran's revenues and isolate the country. — Al Jazeera
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- Velocity
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