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FILE. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters during a news conference at the conclusion of the G20 Finance Ministerial in North Carolina, 1 Sept. 2026

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Video. US claims EU joined new Iran sanctions push, yet Brussels only endorsed them

Updated: 04/09/2026 - 13:30 GMT+2

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared that the European Union formally joined Washington's campaign to sever Iran from the global financial system. Yet a Brussels statement issued at this week's G20 finance meeting in fact stops well short of that.

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