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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced measures expanding potential penalties against foreign companies supporting Iran’s digital-assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping sectors. Treasury also sanctioned more than 60 individuals and entities linked to Iranian missile and nuclear programs and plans additional designations, including an unspecified large financial institution, by the end of the week.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced measures expanding potential penalties against foreign companies supporting Iran’s digital-assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping sectors. Treasury also sanctioned more than 60 individuals and entities linked to Iranian missile and nuclear programs and plans additional designations, including an unspecified large financial institution, by the end of the week.
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Bessent himself acknowledged that the new penalties were more of a "warning shot" than the "economic D-Day" he'd threatened to unleash on Iran.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced measures expanding potential penalties against foreign companies supporting Iran’s digital-assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping sectors. Treasury also sanctioned more than 60 individuals and entities linked to Iranian missile and nuclear programs and plans additional designations, including an unspecified large financial institution, by the end of the week.
Open source reportTrump remained vague about whether the U.S. would, indeed, accede to Israel's request to join its side of the conflict, leaving the door open to negotiations: "I like to make a final decision one second before it’s due, you know, because things change."
Trump remained publicly undecided about joining Israel's campaign. An unsupported media report that he had privately approved attack plans but was awaiting a possible Iranian return to nuclear negotiations.
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