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Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent | Photo: USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

Bessent: We'll Hit Iran With New Sanctions Every Week

Golan Israel

By: Efrat Briner

Editor: Golan Israel

18 Elul 5786 (31.08.26)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will impose fresh economic measures against Tehran weekly, starting with banks helping the Iranian regime.


The US is ramping up economic pressure on Iran with plans to roll out new sanctions every week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced.

Bessent said the campaign will start by targeting banks that help the Iranian regime. “The banks will be first,” he said. The move signals an escalation in Washington’s efforts to squeeze Tehran economically as tensions remain high over Iran’s nuclear program and regional activities.