US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced "an economic onslaught" against Iran, combining new sanctions with with threats against Tehran's trading partners. The US is expanding sanctions on Iran's financial networks, targeting crypto, gold, aviation and shipping. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced "an economic onslaught" against Iran, combining new sanctions with with threats against Tehran's trading partners.S1

• The US is expanding sanctions on Iran's financial networks, targeting crypto, gold, aviation and shipping. DW spoke with analysts about what could change.S2