US Treasury Sanctions 10 Entities for Arming Iran's Defense Ministry
💸 TREASURY — New sanctions land while Washington claims it's still listening to mediators. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Treasury designations mid-diplomacy aren't contradictory — they're leverage. But with Araghchi waiting on a US "final response" via Qatar and the rial at record lows, fresh procurement sanctions tighten the economic vice exactly when Tehran needs relief to justify concessions. IRGC hardliners will read this as proof Washington negotiates in bad faith.
