# Washington says sanctions will squash Iran's economy

https://mins.news/en/video/28321

- TRT World, 2026-08-21 11:36 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7E3L0hKtM

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington will impose what he calls the toughest sanctions in history on Iran, as part of the greatest coordinated economic isolation in world history. Fawaz Gerges of the London School of Economics provides analysis.

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