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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Tanmay Puri

'Dwarfish Thief!' Iran Mocks America With Shakespeare Quote After Billion-Dollar Crypto Seizure

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei. (Credit: Mehr News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

Iran has hit back at the United States with an unexpected literary jab after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed Washington had seized roughly £740 million ($1 Billion) worth of Iranian cryptocurrency holdings.

The sharp exchange comes as indirect talks between Tehran and Washington continue, with both sides still at odds over sanctions, frozen assets, and the future of relations.

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