# Bessent warns countries to halt business with Iran

https://mins.news/en/video/30898

- Reuters, 2026-08-24 18:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwlH1iM55Ug

> U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced expanded authority to impose secondary sanctions on entities and countries worldwide that maintain business ties with Iran, as Washington sharply intensifies economic pressure on Tehran.

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