Scott Bessent on ‘Economic Fury’ Against Iran: ‘We Are Suffocating the Regime’

RUSH EXCERPT:

BESSENT: “Yeah. And, Maria, just to remind you and your viewers, 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.” The way to think about that, we were running a marathon over the past 12 months, and now we are sprinting towards the finish line. And I can tell you that we are sufficient — suffocating the regime, and they are not able to pay their soldiers. This is a real economic blockade, and it is an all parts of government, all hands on deck. It is the blockade that our great navy is doing. No ships are getting through.“