The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will be making direct asks to finance ministers at the G20 meeting, to cut off economic flows that sustain the Iranian regime and the Islamic Republic Guards Corps, according to Fox Business News (FBN).
Bessent will discuss Iran-related activity identified by the Treasury in specific countries, emphasizing that the US will target any source of Iran’s illegal income
The source commented that Bessent is scheduled to hold almost a dozen bilateral meetings with various foreign finance ministers, during which he will discuss the matter with them. US Dollar Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the British Pound.
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