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August 24, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Announces New Sanctions Targeting Countries Trading with Iran
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled new sanctions aimed at countries that continue trading with Iran, emphasizing immediate compliance is required.
- Bessent warned that a financial institution could face sanctions by the end of the week for supporting Iran, highlighting the U.S. stance against aiding the Iranian regime.
- The sanctions come as the U.S. aims to isolate Iran economically, with significant implications for countries like China, the UAE, and Turkey, which maintain extensive trade relationships with Tehran.
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- Looming US sanctions on Iran put China oil buying in spotlightAug 24, 2026 at 9:19 AM · Reuters
- U.S. Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, source saysAug 24, 2026 at 12:52 PM · Reuters
- U.S. to Unveil Broader Campaign to Cripple Iran’s EconomyAug 24, 2026 at 2:17 PM · NYT
- Updates: US to announce economic sanctions against Iran as Tehran vows to retaliateAug 24, 2026 at 3:47 PM · Reuters
- Bessent to speak as Trump administration expected to unveil new Iran sanctionsAug 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM · CBS News
- live: Bessent unveils 'economic D-day' sanctions on IranAug 24, 2026 at 4:52 PM · The Hill
- Bessent announces new Iranian sanctions in 'Operation Economic Outcast'Aug 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM · NBC
- Bessent unveils sanctions designed to cripple IranAug 24, 2026 at 5:14 PM · Axios
- Trump admin unveils anti-Iran global sanctions plan, signals China not exemptAug 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM · CNBC
- How the new U.S. sanctions on Iran could affect ChinaAug 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM · NBC
- Bessent warns Iran's global partners to cut ties or face ‘Operation Economic Outcast’Aug 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM · The Hill
- What to know about an ‘economic D-Day’ for IranAug 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM · CNN
- The Latest: Bessent warns the world to cut financial ties to Iran or face US retaliationAug 24, 2026 at 8:34 PM · Independent
- U.S. must be ‘very, very careful’ about Iran sanctions that target Beijing: Former Amb. to ChinaAug 24, 2026 at 8:39 PM · NBC
- 5 ways Iran's economy is wilting under Trump's pressureAug 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM · Axios
- U.S. Treasury launches 'economic D-Day' against Iran as war drags onAug 24, 2026 at 9:23 PM · NPR
- Trump forgoes military strikes, attempts economic chokehold on IranAug 24, 2026 at 10:05 PM · The Hill
- An ‘Economic D-Day’ That Must Overcome a Troubled HistoryAug 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM · NYT
- An Iran containment strategy takes shapeAug 24, 2026 at 11:19 PM · Washington Post
- Bessent's D-Day sanctions are more Anzio, but Iran response is keyAug 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM · Reuters
- Oil prices steady as investors weigh impact of expanded US sanctions against IranAug 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM · Reuters
- Nearly six months later, a conflict with Iran that President Trump promised would be over within six weeks is continuing without a clear end in sightAug 25, 2026 at 3:00 AM · WSJ
- Trump’s theory of global power faces a reckoning in Iran and CanadaAug 25, 2026 at 4:01 AM · CNN
- Iran defiant as US vows ‘economic D-Day’ penalties on nations doing business with TehranAug 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM · CNN
- Iran-US war live: Trump unveils ‘economic D-Day’ sanctionsAug 25, 2026 at 5:10 AM · Independent
- Trump targets Iran’s trade lifelines — here are the countries most exposedAug 25, 2026 at 5:29 AM · CNBC