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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

WASHINGTON, - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would impose measures on ​Tehran that have "never been seen" as soon as next week.

The United ​States, United Nations and European Union have applied sanctions, implemented trade embargoes and frozen assets since the late 1970s over Iran's ​nuclear program, human rights violations and support for militant groups.

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