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US to shut down Iranian airlines access to landing spots, ticket sales, treasury secretary says

by | May 28, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing on "proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Treasury" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. (photo credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
In a post on X/Twitter, Bessent asserted that “the Iranian economy and currency are in free fall,” as the US continues enforcing its blockade on Iranian ports along the Strait of Hormuz.

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