Bessent pledges: "We will impose the toughest sanctions in history on Iran"

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent addressed on Thursday the economic isolation announced by President Donald Trump, sending a sharp message to the regime in Tehran. In response to statements by the Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf, Bessent said with disdain:

"I wouldn't buy a rug from this guy,"

directly accusing him of stealing from the Iranian people.

The Treasury Secretary reinforced the administration's tough line against the Islamist terror regime and clarified: "We are going to impose the toughest sanctions in history." These remarks follow President Donald Trump's announcement of an unprecedented economic isolation operation against Iran, which he dubbed "economic D-Day." Trump clarified that this is a historic step intended to paralyze Tehran's ability to spread terror globally and permanently prevent it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

According to him, after Iran failed to take advantage of the opportunity to reach a deal, the United States will now exert economic pressure and isolation on a scale never seen before, setting a sharp ultimatum to any country or international body that provides the Iranian regime with any economic lifeline.

In a tweet, the President noted that no one gave the Islamic Republic of Iran a greater chance to reach a deal than he did, but they failed to take advantage of it. Trump described Iran's military and economic situation as being on the verge of collapse, with its navy gone, its air force destroyed, its currency worthless, and the entire country "hanging by a thread."

Further, the President set a sharp ultimatum to countries maintaining ties with Tehran, clarifying that oil smuggling, exchange deals, cash transfers, and the use of shell companies must be stopped immediately. "These lunatics are on the ropes," the President wrote, "and these historic steps will paralyze them and their ability to spread terror. Iran will never have a nuclear weapon."