# US Treasury Freezes More Than $130 Million in Crypto Wallets Tied to Iran's Central Bank

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury sanctioned multiple digital-asset addresses linked to the Central Bank of Iran as a naval blockade resumed.

- Published: 2026-07-15T05:26:53.461Z
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- Section: geopolitics
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The United States tightened its financial pressure on Tehran using cryptocurrency networks, with the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioning multiple digital-asset wallets attributed to the Central Bank of Iran. Treas…

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