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Good morning. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. will hit another bank with sanctions this week, the latest move in what the administration is calling an economic D-Day against Iran. The announcement comes as the conflict passes the six-month mark and as U.S. forces have carried out fresh strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, a signal that Washington is leaning harder on financial pressure even as military action continues. Bessent is using this week's G20 meetings in Asheville to press other finance ministers to fall in line, arguing that isolating Iran from the global banking system is now the primary lever rather than a supplement to force. For businesses and markets, sanctions campaigns like this one tend to ripple through energy prices, shipping insurance, and compliance costs well beyond the banks named directly. The strategy also marks a notable pivot in rhetoric, with officials framing financial isolation as a tool blunt enough to be called violence in its own right. Below: today's five recent stories across markets, AI, policy, and security. | |||||
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