US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Iran’s regime is already suffocating under crushing sanctions and economic disruption since the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz began.

Sec. Bessent on Operation Economic Fury: "We are suffocating the regime, and they are not able to pay their soldiers… And we have upped the pressure on anyone trying to remit money into Iran to help the IRGC." pic.twitter.com/tb9iPj6UDr

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 3, 2026

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During a Senate hearing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed that Iran’s leadership is still wiring massive sums of money out of the country—what he described as “rats fleeing a sinking ship.”

WATCH: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: “We have seen the Iranian leadership wiring money out of the country like crazy, so the rats are leaving the ship, and this is a good sign that they know the end may be near.” pic.twitter.com/EYoVXkAzFa

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) February 5, 2026

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran:

We created a dollar shortage in the country. It came to a swift conclusion.

I would say the culmination came in December, when one of the largest banks in Iran went under after a bank run. The central bank had to print money.… pic.twitter.com/vjtGaMDyt0

— Clash Report (@clashreport) February 5, 2026

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed that senior Iranian officials have been smuggling large sums of money out of the country in preparation for the regime’s potential overthrow.


The #American Secretary of State in an interview with Newsmax about #Iran:
The rats are fleeing the sinking ship.
We are now seeing transfers of tens of millions of dollars by members of the Iranian regime out of Iran. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/NgNci32wuK

— Abu Ali Express English (@AbuAliEnglishB1) January 15, 2026

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