2026-08-25
15 分钟Good morning.
The US unveils its plans to put economic pressure on Iran and its trading partners.
The actions of Treasury and other agencies will tighten the noose
and block every potential source of revenue that funds the IRGC and the Iranian regime.
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It's Tuesday, August 25th. I'm Cecilia Lei in for Shamita Basu.
This is Apple News Today.
The US unveiled what it billed as economic D-Day for Iran yesterday.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent announced sanctions that would target both Iranian economy and countries it traded with.
We're launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe.
Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this regime until Tehran stands alone.
Bescent said the Treasury would immediately target five of its key sources of foreign revenue,
namely digital assets, shipping, gold, aviation, and technology.
But the announcement was ultimately a mix of action and threats,
especially when it came to secondary sanctions on other countries.
Brian Schwartz is a White House economic policy reporter for the Wall Street Journal,
who explained what was new about the US's approach.
There were a host of things that they did launch.
They launched various sanctions against north of 60 entities, people and the like,