US Treasury secretary says any easing of Iran sanctions will be gradual

<article data-history-node-id="441333" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-treasury-secretary-says-any-easing-iran-sanctions-will-be-gradual" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-treasury-secretary-says-any-easing-iran-sanctions-will-be-gradual" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US Treasury secretary says any easing of Iran sanctions will be gradual</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><section data-scroll-anchor="false" data-testid="conversation-turn-206" data-turn="assistant" data-turn-id="request-6a133e6a-2660-83eb-bd81-218d1ebcf624-15" data-turn-id-container="request-6a133e6a-2660-83eb-bd81-218d1ebcf624-15" dir="auto"> <p data-end="75" data-start="0">US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has signalled that any rollback of US economic pressure on Iran would happen in stages rather than all at once.</p> <p data-end="393" data-start="250">Speaking on Friday, Bessent suggested that any relief from the financial and economic measures imposed on Tehran would be introduced gradually.</p> <p data-end="479" data-start="395">"We'll see ... It will be - anything that's taken off is taken off slowly," he said.</p> </section> </div> </div> </article>