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Treasury secretary says US will ramp up economic pain on Iran [View all]
https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-lebanon-israel-talks-hormuz-15-april-2026-f1b02d16f81d6fdcf68c0ed16d7a719dCAIRO (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Wednesday that the U.S. will ramp up its infliction of economic pain on Iran.
Bessent said the effort would be the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.
((Appended atop earlier AP story about Pakistani arrival in Tehran.))
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