US ‘suffocating’ Iran with blockade, Treasury chief says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday 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 the regime, 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” program.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Bessent also said that energy prices, which are currently surging, should decline later this year.“Oil prices on the other side of this conflict are going to be much lower,” he said.Both Iran and the United States have

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