US Urges Allies and China to Join Iran Economic Pressure Campaign
Scott Bessent said maximum economic pressure could prevent a large-scale military restart as Washington expands sanctions and naval support.
- On Thursday, the United States warned allies and China to join President Donald Trump's campaign to isolate Iran, vowing that Washington would "collapse this regime" in Tehran.
- Trump promised the "most crushing" economic operation ever against Iran on Wednesday, citing frustration with military stalemate as the war reaches the six-month mark.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Beijing to "get with the program," while Vice President Vance called economic pressure "the most effective tool" currently available.
- Iran branded the sanctions "economic terrorism," even as the US buttressed its regional military presence by replacing the USS Abraham Lincoln with The USS George Washington.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit the White House on September 24, as the administration prioritizes economic isolation over large-scale military operations going forward.
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On Thursday, the U.S. demanded that its allies and China join President Donald Trump's new campaign to isolate the Iranian economy and bring about the collapse of the Ayatollah Regime. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put it bluntly: Washington's partners are "with us or against us." Trump had announced Wednesday, in an extensive message on Social Truth, that "economic operation" against Iran would be "smashing" and that any country that "brings…
US urges allies and China to join Iran economic pressure campaign
US presses China to join economic pressure campaign against Iran
The US pressed China to “get with the program” and join an economic pressure campaign against Iran, part of Washington’s broader pivot away from military tools as it seeks to end the Middle East conflict. The remarks by the Treasury secretary come ahead of the expected unveiling next week of new US sanctions against Tehran. But his call for support from Beijing — which wields considerable economic leverage over Iran — comes at a tricky time: The…
The United States is keeping pressure on Iran. Washington is now asking its allies and China to join an economic pressure operation, in order to bring down the regime without resuming military operations.
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