Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions Skip Navigation Markets Pre-Markets U.S. Markets Currencies Prediction Markets Cryptocurrency Futures & Commodities Bonds Funds & ETFs Business Economy Finance Health & Science Media Real Estate Energy Climate Transportation Investigations Industrials Retail Wealth Sports Life Small Business Investing Personal Finance Fintech Financial Advisors Options Action ETF Street Buffett Archive Earnings Trader Talk Tech Cybersecurity AI Enterprise Internet Media Mobile Social Media CNBC Disruptor 50 Tech Guide Politics & Policy White House Policy Defense Congress Expanding Opportunity Video Latest Video Full Episodes Livestream Live Audio Live TV Schedule CNBC Podcasts CEO Interviews CNBC Documentaries Digital Originals Watchlist Investing Club Trust Portfolio Analysis Trade Alerts Meeting Videos Homestretch Jim's Columns Education Subscribe PRO Pro News Josh Brown Mike Santoli Calls of the Day My Portfolio Livestream Full Episodes Stock Screener Market Forecast Options Investing Chart Investing Subscribe Livestream Menu Make It select USA INTL Livestream Search quotes, news & videos Livestream Watchlist SIGN IN Create free account Markets Business Investing Tech Politics & Policy Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Politics & Policy Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat Published Sun, Aug 23 2026 5:45 PM EDT Ashley Capoot @/in/ashley-capoot/ WATCH LIVE Key Points Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference on Monday to explain the U.S.' new sanctions against Iran. Bessent told CNBC that the sanctions will be the "toughest" in history. An Iranian spokesman dismissed the potential threat on Sunday, stating that the sanctions are an "implicit admission of the enemy's humiliating defeat," according to state media. watch now VIDEO 19:08 19:08 Watch CNBC's full interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Squawk on the Street Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a press conference Monday to announce sanctions against Iran that he has described as the greatest campaign of "coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world." "We are going to have the toughest sanctions in history, and I will tell you, this will work," Bessent told CNBC's " Squawk on the Street " on Thursday. "It worked in Venezuela once we put up the blockade. Bu özet bilgilendirme amaçlıdır, yatırım tavsiyesi değildir. — hisseonlinebot