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US Announces Toughest Sanctions in History Against Iran

Published 20 August 2026

The United States is preparing what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as the toughest sanctions in history against Iran, intensifying a campaign of economic pressure as a military conflict with Tehran nears the six-month mark.

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