Washington Tightens Financial Noose on Tehran: New Sanctions Target Digital Wallets and $344 Million Frozen

 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced today, Friday, April 24, 2026, a new package of sanctions targeting digital wallets linked to Iran, affirming Washington's commitment to tracking all of Tehran's external funding channels. In a related context, a U.S. official told CNN that the Trump administration successfully froze approximately $344 million in cryptocurrencies, noting that Washington possesses precise information on digital wallet addresses directly linked to the Central Bank of Iran as part of a "maximum pressure" strategy to sever digital funding lifelines.