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Seized $1 bn in Iranian crypto assets, outright grabbed the wallets: US
short by Ankit Tiwari / on Saturday, 30 May, 2026
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that US has seized $1billion worth of Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of its economic pressure campaign against Iran. "US outright grabbed the wallets," he added. "After an incredibly successful military campaign and then Operation Economic Fury...where we have really cut them off…they are at the end of their tether now financially," he said.
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