EU joins US-led Operation Economic Outcast against Iran, Bessent says
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- The EU said continued diplomacy was necessary to secure a peace settlement, restore regional stability and ensure freedom of navigation and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.S1
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday (local time) said that the European Union has "officially joined" the US-led "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran, welcoming what he described as the bloc's strong and early stance in maintaining economic pr...S2
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EU joins US-led Operation Economic Outcast against Iran, Bessent says
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Treasury Secy Bessent says EU “officially” joins US-led “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday (local time) said that the European Union has "officially joined" the US-led "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran, welcoming wh…
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- The EU said continued diplomacy was necessary to secure a peace settlement, restore regional stability and ensure freedom of navigation and safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.S1
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday (local time) said that the European Union has "officially joined" the US-led "Operation Economic Outcast" against Iran, welcoming what he described as the bloc's strong and early stance in maintaining economic pr...S2
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