Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled what he described as an 'economic D-Day' that aims to give a final warning to countries to sever their business ties with IranShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters10:36 PM • August 24 2026 IDTPresident Donald Trump's administration on Monday announced an expansion of secondary sanctions it can impose on entities and countries that maintain business ties with ‌Iran around the world as Washington significantly ratchets up economic pressure on Tehran with the war nearing its 6-month mark.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran sanctionsDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPolice Who Assaulted Arab Man Got Light Sentences Because Attack Followed Oct. 7Abdul El-Sayed Distances Himself From Hasan Piker Over Remarks on Jews, IsraelShin Bet Refusal to Protect Eisenkot Raises Chilling Question About the ElectionTrump Can Stop the Next War in the West Bank, but He Must Act NowBen-Gurion Airport Train Station Halted After Balloon Damages Electrical CableRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?AIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California Progressive