Trump unleashes swathe of sanctions on Iran 'enablers'

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The US Treasury Secretary did not name the targets of 'Operation Economic Outcast' or offer a timeline for implementation US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday announced a new wave of sanctions against Iran and its "enablers", towards what he described as an "asphyxiation of this regime" amid the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz. "Iran now faces a very clear choice, with only two paths before them: complete global isolation and a subsistence economy, or a path back to normalcy with an op