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US vows to 'collapse' Iran with new sanctions as energy prices spike

US vows to 'collapse' Iran with new sanctions as energy prices spike The US will impose "the toughest sanctions in history” on Iran, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said on Thursday, vowing…

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