VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-20
“the greatest co-ordinated economic isolation in the history of the world”
Scott Bessent · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-20
Bessent described the planned sanctions as an unprecedented global economic isolation effort against Iran.
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