America threatens sanctions on countries with economic ties to Iran
The US Treasury Secretary has warned that "no one is exempt" from indirect sanctions if he negotiates with Tehran.
U.S. Treasury SecretaryScott Bessent announced on Monday the start of Operation Economic Pariah , which aims to disrupt "all economic opportunities"in Iran.
"The Treasury Department hasidentified allthe n odes, facilitators and networks that Iran has used to smuggle oil and circumvent sanctions, "Bessent said at a press conference, warning that "no one"negotiating with the Iranian regime is exempt.
The senior official clarified that these "sectoral sanctions" will be "five major areas that Iran operates in other countries: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. "
"These measures increase the risk of second-degree sanctions for anyone so absurd as to continue to do business with this regime, and we will act quickly against them," he threatened.
Bessent has advanced that Treasury, State Department, and Armed Forces officials "are now meeting with their international counterparts to inform them that the UnitedStates is expecting concrete action, "though it has not specified which nations have been warned or a timetable for the implementation of those sanctions.
"Each country has a specific deadline for ending the activities we have identified. If they do not act, we will do it unilaterally, "Bessent said, announcing that this Monday will be" Economic Day D "in the war with Iran.
The US Treasury Secretary has reported that new sanctions will be imposed on "more than sixty organizations, individuals, and ships around the world that allow the Iranian regime access to nuclear technology and illegal missiles, cyber-operations, and oil revenue generation."
Iran, for its part, has replied that it will not allow Washington to grant the terms of the end of the war and has warned other countries not to participate in the new US economic campaign, andhas warned that it will consider "enemies" those countries that join "that economic war."
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