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

https://mins.news/en/video/45286

- euronews, 2026-09-04 11:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAxj7WiSQkU

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

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