Bessent wonders how Iran's delegation will return home, as US tightens sanctions targeting Tehran's airlines
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned how Iran's delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York would return home amid Washington's sanctions targeting Tehran's airline operations. "In terms of Operation Economic Outcast, we are squeezing the Iranians like they've never seen today," he said, adding that the campaign was affecting Iran's international air links.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned how Iran's delegation to the UN General Assembly in New York would return home amid Washington's sanctions targeting Tehran's airline operations. "In terms of Operation Economic Outcast, we are squeezing the Iranians like they've never seen today," he said, adding that the campaign was affecting Iran's international air links.
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