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 4:48 PM ET
- Coverage span: 3h 58m
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 8h 25m
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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
Video: Iran reacts to US ‘economic D-Day’ sanctions(opens original report in a new tab)Iran’s Minister of Economy Ali Madani-Zadeh has responded to the US announcement of a new economic pressure campaign. — Al Jazeera
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- Velocity
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