Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a pivot from military strategy to total economic warfare, claiming the move is intended to avoid a large-scale kinetic restart of the conflict. While President Donald Trump has promised the most crushing economic operation ever deployed against a nation, specific details regarding the measures remain undisclosed, with further clarification expected at a Monday press conference. Bessent warned that nations must choose their side, explicitly calling on Beijing to join the effort ahead of President Xi Jinping’s scheduled White House visit on September 24.
Tehran immediately rejected the ultimatum, labeling the strategy economic terrorism. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the threats as a diversion from domestic American crises, specifically citing unprecedented national debt and rising interest costs. Despite years of existing international sanctions, Iran continues to export oil through a shadow fleet of tankers, primarily facilitated by Chinese demand. As the diplomatic rhetoric intensifies, Washington is simultaneously reinforcing its regional military footprint, recently deploying the USS George Washington carrier strike group to the Middle East and approving a $4.5 billion refueling aircraft sale to Qatar.
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