{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/73fe3ede-5c5c-4850-96a8-30db8dbae8bf/6a8cb2a3dfad1fa03ca50ba9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US threatens Iran’s economic partners","description":"<p>Scott Bessent said the US would expand the scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, and JPMorgan Chase is relaxing its approach to lending money against shares in companies that have recently gone public. Plus, US private equity growth funds raised a record amount of capital in the first half of this year, and Pakistan’s focus on securing US financing is a big shift after years of relying on state loans from China.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/67c74e64-5c37-4a5d-ae6c-d3c002f99628?accessToken=zwAAAaDP0aPtlM9nx05kXDdKXdOubNPAAvmWKNPZEIReqIZFqNOkPkyhxa-k4NPRizMPHMJPg9OXIFq1sTmB5M81qCmUMc9KqtOw7gMAKlP-CwE.MEUCIQDNi7OetVw9Dz26mAOoIYGMt_NtJ0IeRyCrjGjlUKThtgIgSeXI9TUz0bCAMbjl_Z96jVd_mLC8YaA9mxvSIVtiBxY&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Bessent threatens more US sanctions on Iran’s economic partners</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/d18b330f-1cc2-4f83-9720-5ab5b13981e4?accessToken=zwAAAaDP0aPtlM9nx05kXDdKXdOubNPAAvmWKNPZEIReqIZFqNOkPkyhxa-k4NPRizMPHMJPg9OXIFq1sTmB5M81qCmUMc9KqtOw7gMAKlP-CwE.MEUCIQDNi7OetVw9Dz26mAOoIYGMt_NtJ0IeRyCrjGjlUKThtgIgSeXI9TUz0bCAMbjl_Z96jVd_mLC8YaA9mxvSIVtiBxY&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JPMorgan eases approach on lending against shares to court AI’s new wealth</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/35a82994-31cf-4aaa-b0ee-03002a53fe0b?accessToken=zwAAAaDP0aPtlM9nx05kXDdKXdOubNPAAvmWKNPZEIReqIZFqNOkPkyhxa-k4NPRizMPHMJPg9OXIFq1sTmB5M81qCmUMc9KqtOw7gMAKlP-CwE.MEUCIQDNi7OetVw9Dz26mAOoIYGMt_NtJ0IeRyCrjGjlUKThtgIgSeXI9TUz0bCAMbjl_Z96jVd_mLC8YaA9mxvSIVtiBxY&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Private equity growth funds attract record first-half inflows as sector rebounds</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/9e1158f8-bf37-41cc-9db1-e3e79834b5d0?accessToken=zwAAAaDP59uOkdOeEVj4vzdBzNOdsePnmDS10AE.MEUCIFH99GlK3axNOAUTdEGh0xnybZD9YO75zgZu__ZpylQDAiEA3pQ6r5B3NjAMAFhI659Gd6TE7v6PapGZT_xyH1cwRLQ&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pakistan seeks US funding in shift from reliance on China</a></p><p>Credit: NBC News</p><p><br></p><p>Want to get in touch? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:podcasts@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcasts@ft.com</a></p><p><br></p><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, and Saffeya Ahmed. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT’s global head of audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/25cb5fd1-afba-4368-ac65-128430e1271c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}