The “economic D-Day,” the sanctions war that the United States wants to unleash to “isolate Iran with unprecedented actions” quickly became – also yesterday in statements from the American administration – a threat against countries that do business with the Tehran regime, that buy Iranian oil and ultimately support the ayatollahs’ economy. Primarily China, for years the main buyer of Iranian oil. But also India and Turkey. And then Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan.
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Scott Bessent, during a press conference from Washington, announced “the immediate launch of the Economic Outcast operation,” a new series of secondary sanctions, part of a broad “economic offensive to marginalize Iran and cut Tehran’s financial ties worldwide”: “Our goal – repeated the Treasury Secretary – is to sever every economic lifeline that supports this tyrannical regime, until Tehran is completely isolated.”
More specifically, Bessent listed five key sectors that will be targeted by secondary sanctions: digital assets, gold, technology, aviation, and maritime transport. “We will end access to the dollar system for those who launder Iranian money,” he threatened.
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After six months of military attacks the United States (and Israel) have not succeeded in breaking the Iranian regime. Nor have the economic sanctions so far brought decisive results: as often happens, they have forced the population into hunger and increased the violence of the Iranian leaders, both externally and in internal repression.
“We will use all our resources to counter economic sanctions,” the Iranian government announced after the Pasdaran recently declared themselves “ready for large-scale military responses.”
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