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Could Trump And Bessent's 'Operation Economic Outcast' Actually End The Iran War?
Bessent said the campaign aims to sever every economic lifeline and could help trigger another uprising in Iran, where the rial hit 2.02 million per dollar.
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced an "Economic D-Day" against Iran, aiming to dissolve the nearly 47-year-old dictatorship by severing every financial lifeline sustaining Tehran.
The strategy follows President Donald Trump's commitment last week to launch this campaign against the nation of over 90 million, while Iran's currency plunged to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar just before the announcement.
Trump claims the regime murdered 52,000 demonstrators during mass protests in January, while Sabti, an expert with deep sourcing in Iran, said the campaign could "bring out the people again."
This campaign synchronizes economic pressure with an unprecedented naval blockade against Tehran; kinetic strikes have damaged the regime's industrial base, including steel plants, while military capacity remains degraded.
Harounoff, an Iran expert of Persian heritage, told Fox News Digital the regime believes it will survive, though the pressure campaign will "likely continue to cripple the regime and set the stage for perhaps yet another domestic uprising.