WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Treasury
Secretary Neil Wolin is visiting Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and
Tunisia this week in an effort to boost pressure on Iran and
Syria through financial sector sanctions, the Treasury
Department said on Tuesday.
"The deputy secretary will engage with governments in the
region on international efforts to increase pressure on the
regimes in Iran and Syria through financial sanctions and
provide support to transitioning economies in the region," the
Department said in a statement.