NEW YORK — Tech shares pulled U.S. stocks lower Monday after PresidentDonald Trump announced he would reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports in the latest escalation of U.S.-Iran hostilities that sent oil prices jumping and dampened risk appetite ....
“US Treasury is committed to disrupting and degrading Iran’s illicit financial activities, including its abuse of digital assets,” US Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent said Tuesday ... .
The U.S.Treasury has ordered the freezing of more than $130 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran, as tensions between the two countries have escalated. On Tuesday, Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent confirmed the action is part of a broader... .