# Bessent Warns Iran Trade Partners to Cut Ties or Face Sanctions

https://mins.news/en/video/30878

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-08-24 18:37 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1K8k2Y0tro

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns countries doing business with Iran that they could face economic punishment, saying the clock has started ticking.

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