washington: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said that the United States was “suffocating” Iran’s leadership through an “economic blockade” launched alongside the US military offensive. “This began with the order last March from President Trump on max pressure, and three weeks ago the President gave the order to Treasury myself to begin Economic Fury,” Bessent said in a Fox News interview, referring to his department’s initiative to supplement the Pentagon´s “Operation Epic Fury.” “We are suffocating [Iran], and they are not able to pay their soldiers. This is a real economic blockade, and it is in all parts of government — all hands on deck,” he told the “Sunday Morning Futures” programme. News Agency
