Bessent says US likely to announce Iran bank sanctions this week

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ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury ​Secretary Scott Bessent said ‌on Tuesday the United States is likely ​to announce ​sanctions on a bank this ⁠week as ​part of its economic ​campaign against Iran.

"We are probably going to announce ​a bank sanction ​this week, and we will ‌announce ⁠one the week after. We are speaking to our ​allies ​here, ⁠who have all come forward, ​and we have ​had ⁠a great show of support," Bessent ⁠said.

Reporting ​by David ​Lawder, writing by Bhargav Acharya; ​editing by Michelle Nichols

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