US says it seized $1bn in Iranian cryptocurrency assets

<article data-history-node-id="441334" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-seized-1bn-iranian-cryptocurrency-assets" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-says-it-seized-1bn-iranian-cryptocurrency-assets" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US says it seized $1bn in Iranian cryptocurrency assets</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="73" data-start="0">US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington has seized $1bn worth of Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of its economic campaign against the Islamic Republic. The claim could not be independently verified.</p> <p data-end="486" data-start="270">Speaking at the Reagan National Economic Forum, Bessent said the asset seizures formed part of the financial pressure strategy pursued by President Donald Trump during its war on Iran.</p> </div> </div> </article>