Daily report on August 30: Basant promised "the toughest sanctions in history", Beijing refused to cooperate.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant announced on Thursday that Washington will implement the "toughest sanctions in history" against Iran and asked China to accompany it, but the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in Washington replied that sanctions and pressure will not solve the problem. ✅ Confirmed ▪️ Basnet's statements in an interview with CNBC; He described the policy as a "double whammy" involving a naval blockade and new sanctions, and said he would announce the details at a press conference on Monday. He also said that the oil market does not have a correct perception of this economic pressure - Reuters ▪️ The reaction of the spokesman of the Chinese embassy in Washington, who said that sanctions and pressure do not help to solve the problem and demanded to solve the problem through political and diplomatic means. According to Kepler data in 2025, China will buy more than 80% of Iran's oil exports - Reuters ▪️ New sanctions imposed by the US Treasury Department on 10 people in a network that, according to the ministry, moved cash between Lebanon, Turkey, the UAE and Iran by air couriers - Reuters, CNN ▪️ Redefining the title of Lebanon's Hezbollah on the US sanctions list; This group is now registered as a "special global terrorist in the service of the Iranian government and under the command of the Quds Force". A US State Department official said the goal is to clarify that Hezbollah is a proxy force of Iran and not an independent organization. Another official emphasized that this action is not part of Iran's new package - Reuters ▪️ Iranian Foreign Ministry's statement in response to the new sanctions, which it called "economic terrorism" and "crime against humanity" ▪️ US Vice President JD Vance's statement in a radio program that the war has entered a "new phase" and Washington's most effective tool now is economic pressure; He described this path as "dancing on the edge of a razor" because the other side also imposes economic pressure - CNN, CBS News ▪️ The announcement of the US Central Command that until August 20, the forces of this country changed the route of 67 commercial ships during the implementation of the blockade, disabled 3 ships and inspected 2 ships.