POLITICS● ELEVATEDAug 20 · Aug 20, 2026, 7:11 PM
US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran
Al Jazeera [en]
Scott Bessent has not said if countries such as China could be targeted in an effort to economically isolate Tehran.
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