# US Treasury chief says Iran is ‘panicking’ under economic pressure

https://mins.news/en/item/41128

- TRT World, 2026-09-01 23:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/8eabb79dae71

> US Treasury chief Scott Bessent says Iran is “panicking” under economic pressure. He also says the United States and China agree that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

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