(The Center Square) – The Trump administration is launching “Operation Economic Outcast,” a plan to broaden secondary sanctions on entities that financially aid Iran.
The goal, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the press Monday, is to economically choke Iran by penalizing foreign countries, financial institutions, and other networks providing the regime with economic lifelines.
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