President Donald Trump is beginning to turn the screws on the Iranian regime.
He's blockaded any shipments coming in or out of their ports while letting other ships through.
That's going to put their economy, which was already heading into the dumper, on potential life support. It's going to hit the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) right where they live. If they don't find their way out of that situation, it's not sustainable. It will either force them back to the table for a deal, or it's going to put even more pressure on the regime.
Additionally, after Iran tried to create chaos and control the Strait of Hormuz, tankers coming to the U.S. Gulf coast oil then increased, making us more of an alternative.
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But if that wasn't enough, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had another shoe to drop on them. Bessent announced that, in addition to what they had already done with their "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran since last year, the Trump administration was also launching "Operation Economic Fury," and making use of what might prove to be a "fatal mistake" by the regime to bomb their Gulf neighbors.
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. Sec. Scott Bessent just said that because Iran BOMBED Gulf neighbors, those countries are suddenly opening up Iranian regime BANK accounts to Treasury
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 15, 2026
So he can FREEZE their assets! Checkmate playing out. 🔥
"What may prove to be FATAL mistakes the Iranians made… pic.twitter.com/nVyuta0Ehf
Bessent explained that the neighbors were now being "much more transparent in terms of the funds" or willing to "do a deeper dive in investigating the funds that are held within their banking systems" from the Iranian regime.
"So, we have pushed out to them the request that we want to freeze more funds of the leadership of the IRGC, and any members of Iranian leadership."
If Iran is expecting any money back from the oil sales they've made, they may be out of luck there as well.
"The other thing that we have done is we have told companies, we have told countries that if you are buying Iranian oil, that if Iranian money is sitting in your banks, we are now willing to apply secondary sanctions, which is a very stern measure."
"The Iranians should know that this is going to be the financial equivalent of what we saw in the kinetic activities."
Bessent said they would also be going after the funding of the terror proxies.
Under @POTUS’ leadership, Treasury will continue to cut off Iran’s illicit smuggling and terror proxy networks. Financial institutions should be on notice that Treasury will leverage all tools and authorities, including secondary sanctions, against those that continue to support Tehran’s terrorist activities.
Folks in Saudi Arabia, which is not keen on being bombed, appreciated what Bessent had to say.
The complete assassination to the Iranian regime
— Majeed 🇸🇦KSA🇸🇦 🤝 🇺🇸 (@majeed66224499) April 15, 2026
🔥🎉🙌🏼🔥🎉🙌🏼 https://t.co/zePKMwCuqF pic.twitter.com/bLWhgifUCN
Bessent is an economic ASSASSIN. 🇺🇸 Damn https://t.co/nxDGrmQwa7
— Jim (@JP_Money_95630) April 15, 2026
You have to think the Iranian leaders are tearing their hair out at this point, trying to figure out what to do.
Editor's Note: For decades, former presidents have been all talk and no action. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the threat from Iran once and for all.
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