# US pressure on Iran starts to tell as sanctions and blockade bite

https://mins.news/en/item/43963

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 15:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-pressure-iran-starting-tell-sanctions-blockade-bite-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a998dd348059c000187ba66

> A U.S. campaign to squeeze Iran’s economy by blocking its oil exports and curbing sanctions evasion is becoming increasingly difficult for Tehran to withstand, according to three senior Iranian sources.

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