Bessent says US is ‘entering the endgame’ in Iran ahead of ‘economic D-Day’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday the United States is “entering the endgame” in the monthslong conflict with Iran as an “economic D-Day” is set to begin on Monday. In an opinion piece in the Financial Times, Bessent wrote about the strategy behind the planned slew of economic policies that he called “the

"Any remaining tie to Tehran will hasten the economic ostracism of countries and entities, whether that tie be purposefully constructed or wilfully ignored."

Bessent said Tehran had relied on the expectation that Iranian retaliation was certain while US enforcement could be negotiated.

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