U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT SAYS THAT THE TREASURY PLANS TO IMPOSE MORE IRAN SECONDARY SANCTIONS EVERY WEEK, STARTING WITH BANKS, SAYING 'WE'RE TELLING BANKS IT'S NOT OK TO HAVE IRANIAN MONEY AND TO AID THE IRANIAN REGIME' AND THAT PROBABLY NEXT TIME 'WE'LL JUST SANCTION A BANK OUTRIGHT', AFTER THE U.S. IMPOSED CURBS ON ONE EGYPTIAN BANK'S UNITED ARAB EMIRATES BRANCHES. - SOURCES

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent announced plans for weekly imposition of additional secondary sanctions on Iran, commencing with financial institutions, explicitly stating that aiding Iranian financial activities is unacceptable. This action primarily transmits through capital flows and risk appetite channels, as it aims to further isolate Iran from the global financial system and increase the perceived risk of engaging with Iranian entities. Assets most exposed include Iranian sovereign debt, the Iranian Rial, and equities of any global financial institutions with residual exposure to Iran, given the direct targeting of banking relationships. Traders will closely monitor the specific entities named in the initial round of sanctions and any immediate responses from international financial clearinghouses or major correspondent banks regarding their Iranian exposure.

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