Bessent predicts Iran's economic collapse 'in the next two weeks'
Bessent said the campaign has shut down 80% to 90% of Iran's external flights and pushed several countries to curb banking ties.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Wednesday that 'Operation Economic Outcast' has shut down 80% to 90% of Iran's external flights through coordinated global pressure.
- The Treasury engaged more than 50 countries to push what Bessent called 'Economic D-Day,' prompting the UAE to block Bank Melli transactions and Turkey to revoke Bank Mellat's license last week.
- Reuters reported on Thursday that Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport listed scheduled arrivals and departures to Afghanistan, Armenia, China, Iraq, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey, but none for nearby Gulf Arab states.
- Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, warned regional neighbors against joining what he called 'America's adventure,' stating, 'You are our friends, but you should not join America's ranks.'
- Smaller Iranian carriers continue operating international routes to China, resisting U.S. pressure, while Bessent suggested Iranian delegates at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City face travel difficulties.
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Scott Bessent welcomed a series of restrictions targeting banks and airlines.
Bessent Says Iran’s Economy Will Have ‘Nothing’ Left
“Iran’s beleaguered economy will soon have ‘nothing to trade’ in about two weeks after it makes its final oil deliveries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed,” the New York Post reports. Said Bessent: “I am confident, given that there’s only 15 million more barrels of Iranian oil on the water, that Iran will have nothing left […]
The United Arab Emirates are stopping all flights from Iranian airlines, Turkey is withdrawing the licence from an Iranian bank. For US finance minister Bessent, this is proof of the impact of the sanctions. US President Trump is expecting new negotiations with Tehran.
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Secretary Bessent Dismisses Report Of China’s Continued Support For Iran
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent on Sunday denied a claim by a prominent national security analyst about China’s support for Iran amid the Islamic ... The post Secretary Bessent Dismisses Report Of China’s Continued Support For Iran first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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