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Explainer-Trump wants more economic pressure on Iran. What are his options?

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to hit Iran hard economically, a day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would…

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