World mostly shrugs off Bessent’s ‘D-Day’ Iran sanctions threat

China, which buys 90% of Iran’s oil, issued a defiant warning to Washington rather than back down.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent began the week vowing an “economic onslaught” against Iran and its trading partners in a fresh bid to end the war. By the week’s end, countries with ties to Tehran had so far shrugged off the threat and analysts were left underwhelmed by the US actions.