VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-24
“We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe,”
Scott Bessent · said 2026-08-24 · reported 2026-08-24
Bessent unveiled a new sanctions scheme against Iran dubbed "Operation Economic Outcast."
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