Netanyahu says US economic measures “tighten the siege on Iran”
” Amir Levy/Getty Images Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has praised the latest US economic measures against Iran, saying they would “tighten the siege” by targeting countries that do business with Tehran.
On Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened new sanctions on countries refusing to cut economic ties with Iran but stopped short of imposing major new penalties.
When Netanyahu last ed Washington in late-July – his first meeting with President Donald Trump since before the start of the war in February – he said he laid out three options for the US: reaching an agreement, a renewed military campaign, or economic pressure.
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