US Treasury freezes IRGC offshore accounts and warns of sanctions on Iran trade facilitators
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Updated · Fox Business · Apr 23
US Treasury freezes IRGC offshore accounts and warns of sanctions on Iran trade facilitators
6 articles · Updated · Fox Business · Apr 23
The Treasury, led by Secretary Scott Bessent, has frozen IRGC accounts in Turkey, Qatar, UAE, and Oman, cutting Iran off from dollars.
The US threatens to sanction any country facilitating Iranian trade, risking exclusion from the American financial system, including SWIFT and the New York Fed’s wire.
These measures, combined with a US Navy blockade, are severely impacting Iran’s economy, while the US economy remains strong with low unemployment, robust consumer spending, and high stock markets.
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