May 18th, 2026

Bessent Urges G-7 to Increase Sanctions on Iran

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, speaking ahead of a meeting with other Group of Seven finance ministers in Paris, called on G-7 nations and other allies to increase sanctions on Iran in an effort to "crack down on the illicit finance that is fueling the Iranian war machine."

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