# Bessent says US sanctions aim to get Iran to ‘come to the table’ as G20 summit begins

https://mins.news/en/item/39084

- TRT World, 2026-08-31 17:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/ff2d598c82ed

> US Treasury Secretary Bessent says Washington’s sanctions on Iran are intended to force Tehran to “come to the table.” He wants other countries to help isolate Iran and compel its capitulation in a war that has recently passed the six-month mark.

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