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World Service,25 Aug 2026,49 mins

Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US

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The US announced a host of sanctions against Iran and threatened its supporters in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was "the single greatest financial offensive ever". We'll also hear from the US state of Nevada, where a major wildfire has forced nearly 100-thousand people to leave their homes. A captain in the state's National Guard will join us live. Ukraine is one of the world's leading exporters of grain. But Russian attacks on the country’s Black Sea ports have seen exports to the rest of ther world plunge. We'll speak to a Ukrainian farmer about his expectations for sales this year. (Photo: US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters as he walks to the West Wing following an interview at the White House in Washington; Credit: Shawn Thew/EPA/Shutterstock)

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