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The United States has dealt severe blows to Iran’s oil exports, digital financing and security-force payroll in recent months, CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in a video statement on Friday.

The United States has dealt severe blows to Iran’s oil exports, digital financing and security-force payroll in recent months, CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper said in a video statement on Friday.

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The United States has intensified its economic measures against Iran, reportedly blocking $25 billion in oil exports and freezing nearly $350 million in cryptocurrency assets, as stated by CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper. These actions are part of the ongoing U.S.–Iran conflict that has seen heightened military and economic tensions. The blockade of Iranian oil exports and seizure of digital assets are indicative of a continued strategy of economic coercion by the U.S. Markets appear to interpret these developments as decreasing the likelihood that the U.S. will lift its blockade on Iran in the near term.

Source: Crypto Briefing

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