# Bessent says goal is to force Iran into deal with US through sanctions

https://mins.news/en/item/40610

- TASS, 2026-09-01 15:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2180563

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington wants to use sanctions to pressure Tehran into an agreement with the United States. He said the US would “economically asphyxiate” the regime and that his task was to make Iran want a deal.

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