# US claims EU joined new Iran sanctions push, but Brussels only endorsed it

https://mins.news/en/item/44998

- euronews, 2026-09-04 07:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/04/us-claims-eu-joined-new-iran-sanctions-push-yet-brussels-only-endorsed-it

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the European Union had formally joined Washington’s effort to cut Iran off from the global financial system. However, a Brussels statement from this week’s G20 finance meeting fell well short of that commitment.

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