Iran could face economic collapse in months, US Treasury’s Bessent warns
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the US’s economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent weighs in on the US’s economic pressure campaign at a meeting of G20 finance ministers.





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