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US to impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran, Scott Bessent says

U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, a move he ​suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations.

Bessent's ​comments on Thursday followed President Donald Trump's threat a day earlier of "Economic Warfare" and warning of economic consequences against ​any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran." Bessent promised details next week.

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