US will impose ‘toughest sanctions in history’ on Iran: Bessent

US will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran: Bessent.

Key points

• Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, iran has weathered near-continuous, punishing economic sanctions for almost 50 years.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi called Trump's comments an attempt to divert American public opinion from domestic financial challenges, including record debt and rising interest rates.
• When asked if the United States could target China for doing business with Iran, Bessent remarked numerous conversations were best to have in private.
• Keep in mind that the Chinese obtain 50% (of their) energy from inside from the Gulf.
• In a social media message on Wednesday, Trump promised "Economic Warfare and Isolation on an unprecedented scale, " although details were scant.

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WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The US will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remarked on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations against Tehran.

His statement followed President Donald Trump's threat a day earlier of "Economic Warfare" and warning of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran".

Oil rates rose to more than a three-week high on Thursday after those US threats of financial penalties aimed at forcing an end to a almost six-month-old war that has stranded millions of barrels of Middle Eastern oil.

"I'm not sure why oil has popped up on this, " Bessent informed CNBC. "If we are doing the maximum economic pressure, then that means that likely there will not be a large-scale kinetic restart, " he remarked, using a term referring to military force.

Thousands have been killed in the conflict. It drew in Gulf nations and shocked markets as Iran flexed its ability to curb shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a waterway that carried regarding a fifth of all traded oil before February.

In practice, the US and Iran have twice confirmed ceasefire deals, in April and June, aiming to restore the free flow of shipping through Hormuz on a path towards ending the conflict, but both swiftly crumbled.

Before Bessent spoke, Iran's foreign ministry remarked it condemned US economic and trade sanctions, calling them "economic terrorism" that would target ordinary Iranians and amount to crimes against humanity.

Bessent informed CNBC he would share more details and "talk about exactly what we're going to do" on Iran at a press conference on Monday.

"It is a one-two punch. We have the blockade (on Iran), and we are going to have the toughest sanctions in history, " he continued, referring to a US naval blockade imposed on Iran in April and paused for a month in mid-June.

"It is going to work in Iran and we are going to collapse this regime. It is time for our allies and the rest of the world to create a decision, " he stated.

"Keep in mind that the Chinese obtain 50% (of their) energy from inside from the Gulf. So it would do them a major service to secure with the program, " he noted.

China buys more than 80% of Iran's shipped oil, according to 2025 data from analytics firm Kpler, but engaging in further economic warfare with China, a major exporter to the US including vital rare-earth minerals, risks retaliation against Washington. Iran has faced years of sanctions.

"ANY country that allows its financial institutions, businesses, airports, or government entities to provide any type of lifeline to Iran will itself face TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences, " Trump wrote.

He remarked Washington's insistence on policies he described as failed would bring further failures and alienate Iranians.

"America's economic terrorism threatens the global economy and the national sovereignty of countries around the world, " he remarked on X.

Trump has yet to achieve the objectives he set out at the start of the war: dismantling Iran's nuclear programme, curbing its ability to attack regional rivals and creating conditions for Iranians to overthrow their clerical rulers.

Trump's social media threats and announcements do not always obtain implemented as written. Though the warning would appear to extend to US allies that have supported mediate peace negotiations, he did not say what specific steps the US would take or name any country.

Iran has separately been negotiating an agreement on managing the Strait of Hormuz with Oman and has remarked a number of times in recent weeks that an agreement was close.

Trump responded on Monday to those negotiations with a threat, warning he might bomb the Gulf state, a longstanding US security partner, if it "gets in the way".

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For now, US will impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran: Bessent remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.