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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, predicting measures that would "squash" Iran's economy and "collapse" its regime. He told allies they must decide whether they "are with us or against us," and suggested the economic pressure could reduce the need for major military operations against Tehran.
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The United States has unveiled a widened economic sanctions campaign against Iran that targets anyone dealing with the Islamic regime in Tehran and threatens to remove from the U.S. dollar system entities that facilitate Iranian money laundering. Iran says it is 'fully prepared' to counter the sanctions and has vowed retaliation.
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Iran responded to the widened U.S. sanctions by saying it is 'fully prepared' to counter them and has a plan to address them, while still vowing retaliation without taking concrete action.
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