# US Treasury secretary says new economic measures will ‘collapse’ Iran

https://mins.news/en/item/27677

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 19:11 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/20/us-treasury-secretary-says-new-economic-measures-will-collapse-iran?traffic_source=rss

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will impose its “toughest sanctions in history” on Iran alongside a blockade, claiming the measures will collapse the government. He warned countries trading with Tehran could face penalties, while declining to say whether China would be targeted.

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