Iran economic sanctions leading to extremist regime elements gaining power, dissident says - report

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US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026.</p><p>Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5504,w_8256/735237" title="US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent takes questions from reporters as he speaks during a press conference in Washington, DC on August 24, 2026.

Bessent, in a column for the Financial Times, declared that an "economic D-Day" had begun against Tehran on Monday. (photo credit: KENT NISHIMURA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)" />
"Under President Trump, the Treasury Department will continue to cut off every economic lifeline sustaining this regime, until Tehran is left completely alone," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said.

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