US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Iran on Thursday that any damage it causes to Washington’s Gulf allies would be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian accounts, as the US signaled further economic and financial pressure on Tehran, Anadolu reports. “The Iranian regime will lose the zero-sum game it is playing,” Bessent said in a statement on the US social media company X. “Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts,” he added. Bessent also said any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority would be offset through funds taken from Iranian accounts. “Every attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces,” […]
US Treasury chief says damage to Gulf allies to be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian accounts
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