Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent Puts Iran in Financial Stranglehold — Every Attack on U.S. Allies Will Be Paid Back With Seized Iranian Funds
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent went on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to deliver a brutal reality check to the terrorists in Tehran.
The message from the Trump administration is crystal clear: You break it, you bought it.
Appearing on Fox Business, Sec. Bessent revealed that Iran made a catastrophic strategic error by attacking its neighbors in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
For years, some of our supposed allies in the region played double games, quietly harboring Iranian funds in their banking systems. But the second the Iranian regime started launching missiles and drones across the Gulf, those banks suddenly found their religion.
Bessent explained that Iran’s decision to attack its GCC neighbors triggered a sudden wave of cooperation from allies who had previously been less than fully transparent about Iranian money sitting in their banking systems.
In a blunt follow-up post on X, Secretary Bessent laid down the law:
“The Iranian regime will lose the zero-sum game it is playing. Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts. Any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset by funds extracted from their accounts. Every attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces.”
The Iranian regime will lose the zero-sum game it is playing.
Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts.
Any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset by funds extracted from their accounts.…
— Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (@SecScottBessent) June 11, 2026
Bessent also highlighted what he described as an economic and physical blockade that is choking off the regime’s ability to generate revenue.
He pointed specifically to Kharg Island, Iran’s primary oil-export terminal, saying the facility has effectively been shut down, dramatically restricting Tehran’s ability to export crude oil and generate cash flow. He noted that the disruption could eventually force Iran to begin shutting down oil wells altogether.
WATCH:
HOLY CRAP! Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent just stunned the world: ANY DAMAGE Iran does to the Gulf nations will now be repaired using IRANIAN FUNDS seized by the US from Iranian accounts
This man is legitimately an economic assassin…NOBODY wants to be on his bad side!
“Any… pic.twitter.com/mrgreSUh8m
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 11, 2026
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