Scott Bessent warns Iran that US is set to launch ‘the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary’

Scott Bessent, Donald Trump’s nominee for US Treasury Secretary, has warned that the incoming US administration is prepared to launch the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary. He described the move as a core component of a maximum pressure strategy directed at the Islamic Republic of Iran. In comments to the media, Bessent emphasized that the campaign aims to severely restrict Tehran’s financial resources and compel a change in its regional behavior. These remarks come as the Trump transition team finalizes stringent economic policies for his second term. Iranian officials have yet to issue an official response to this direct threat, though they have previously dismissed such economic pressure as ineffective.