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Trump’s 'Economic Fury' squeezes Iran — but can Tehran outlast the pressure?

Fox News·Efrat Lachter·about 1 month ago
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NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! As the Trump administration escalates its campaign against Iran through sanctions, naval pressure and financial enforcement, a central question is emerging: Can unprecedented economic strain truly weaken the regime, or will Iran’s rulers once again absorb the pain, suppress unrest and survive? Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Tuesday post on X that the "Economic Fury" campaign has already disrupted "tens of billions of dollars in revenue" that would otherwise support terrorism, while arguing Iran’s inflation has doubled and its currency has sharply depreciated under the current maximum pressure campaign. Bessent also warned that Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil export terminal, is nearing storage capacity and could soon force production cuts, which he said may cost the regime an additional roughly $170 million per day in lost revenue.…

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