Bessent Says US Is ‘Suffocating’ Iran With Oil Industry Creaking

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is “suffocating” Iran with economic and financial pressure, suggesting that the rulers in Tehran will eventually buckle.

“We are running a marathon over the past 12 months and now we are sprinting toward the finish line,” Bessent said Sunday on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “They are not able to pay their soldiers. This is a real economic blockade.”