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Scott Bessent Says US Seized Roughly $1B in Iranian Crypto as Regime Nears 'End of Their Tether'

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Iranian economy is nearing a breaking point Friday, while announcing that the U.S. has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets. “We have seized about a billion dollars of their crypto,” he told FOX Business. “Just outright grabbed the wallets.” Joining “Kudlow” at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Bessent detailed the United States’ economic pressure campaign on Iran, known as “Opera…

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The action, which was not detailed by the secretary, is part of the economic component of the American strategy against the Islamic Republic

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Bessent: US Seizes $1 Billion in Iranian Cryptocurrency

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Newsmax broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, May 29, 2026.
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