Shafaq News/ US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant vowed on Thursday to close the international financial system to Iran, saying, “If economic security is national security, the Iranian regime will not have both.”
The United States will target “regional parties” that facilitate the transfer of revenues to Iran, according to what Reuters reported from Bessent.
He added: “If I were Iranian, I would convert all my money to non-rials (Iranian tomans) by now… Sanctions will be used clearly and aggressively to achieve maximum immediate effect.”
The United States will “completely” disrupt Iran’s oil sector, according to Bessent, who said Washington will also halt Tehran’s ability to manufacture drones, stressing that the United States will exert maximum pressure on Iran through sanctions.