U.S. Threatens Iran’s Trading Partners in New Economic Pressure Campaign

By Magdalena Del Valle and Yash Roy (Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened economic punishment against any country doing business with Iran as part of what he called an “economic D-Day” campaign to isolate the country and end nearly six months of war.

President Donald Trump is calling world leaders with “specific requests to cease their interactions with the regime” and countries will face a specific timeline to shut down links with Iran or face unilateral US punishment, Bessent told a press conference.

“We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran’s financial connections around the globe,” Bessent said. He called the