Tehran 28 August 2026 #1 lalasor Fri, 08/28/2026 - 21:53 Tehran Fri, 08/28/2026 - 12:00 28 August 2026 The U.S. announced sanctions against “the manager of the Dubai branch of Iran’s Bank Melli… [and] a Hong Kong-based company that has helped designated Iranian individuals and entities to access the international financial system”. The Treasury Department additionally “proposed a rule that would revoke Banque Misr UAE’s correspondent banking access to U.S. financial institutions”. Iran's foreign ministry same day asserted that the U.S .was undertaking “a new wave of economic terrorism against Iran”, saying it “demonstrates the criminal intent of its planners and implementers to inflict pain and suffering on the Iranian people and deprive Iranian citizens of their fundamen