{"id":2648736,"date":"2026-08-23T22:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-says-us-is-entering-the-endgame-in-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:21:00","slug":"bessent-says-us-is-entering-the-endgame-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-says-us-is-entering-the-endgame-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent says US is &#8216;entering the endgame&#8217; in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-says-us-is-entering-the-endgame-in-iran%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2648736&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that teh United States is approaching a critical phase in it&#8217;s lengthy conflict with Iran, describing it as an \u201cendgame\u201d marked by an upcoming \u201ceconomic D-Day.\u201d He elaborated in an opinion piece that the U.S. plans to launch a major financial offensive against Iran,shifting focus from military measures to economic sanctions aimed at further dismantling Tehran\u2019s economy and isolating it globally. bessent emphasized that countries cutting Iran\u2019s financial and commercial ties would strengthen their own economies and reinforce market confidence.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has already applied heavy military pressure and secondary sanctions on nations dealing with Iran\u2019s oil trade, aiming to push Iran into economic hardship. Bessent warned that remaining connected to Tehran\u2019s regime risks meaningful international isolation; nations enabling Iran\u2019s economy risk becoming pariahs and facilitating illicit activities. He also noted ongoing tensions related to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway as conflict erupted in late February. U.S. political leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Whip John barrasso expressed support for this strategic approach, indicating a potential shift into a new phase of economic warfare against Iran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/#google_vignette\">Scott Bessent<\/a> said on Sunday the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-states\/\">United States<\/a> is \u201centering the endgame\u201d in the monthslong conflict with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iran<\/a> as an \u201ceconomic D-Day\u201d is set to begin on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cb865200-1a06-40be-86a3-10ee2bb05804\">opinion piece<\/a> in the <em>Financial Times<\/em>, Bessent wrote about the strategy behind the planned slew of economic policies that he called \u201cthe single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.\u201d President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4687857\/scott-bessent-historic-measures-iran-economic-isolation\/\">said earlier<\/a> in the month the U.S. would begin shifting away from military pressure toward economic policies meant to further harm Tehran\u2019s economy and isolate it from global commerce.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" 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<\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[Countries] who sever Iran\u2019s remaining financial and commercial connectivity will reinvigorate their own,\u201d Bessent wrote. \u201cThey will deepen their access to global capital, reinforce confidence in their markets and attain the standing they seek in the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent said Trump and \u201cthe overwhelming might of our military have significantly dismantled Iran\u2019s military capabilities\u201d and \u201cdecimated Iran\u2019s economy to a point where the rial has never been weaker and inflation has rarely been higher.\u201d Secondary sanctions imposed on nations that purchase oil from or conduct business with Tehran will be the primary component of the pressure campaign, and Bessent is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/6045941-barrasso-iran-economic-d-day\/\">expected to announce<\/a> the full details at a press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe alternative for [countries] who tether themselves to Tehran is the foreclosure of any path to lasting prosperity,\u201d Bessent wrote. \u201cIllicit finance will flourish, as it so often does, where confidence has collapsed. And any nation that serves as a financial artery of a withering regime should expect to share in its isolation. To become a sanctuary for terror is to become, in the eyes of the United States, a global pariah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4696530\/masoud-pezeshkian-iran-peace-economic-warfare\/\"><strong>IRAN\u2019S PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEACE \u2018TODAY\u2019 IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ECONOMIC WARFARE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bessent also cited \u201cthe continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz\u201d in the initial announcement. The international waterway has been the focal point of failed negotiations and military tensions between the U.S. and Tehran since the conflict broke out on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/world\/us-to-enter-new-phase-in-iran-war-very-soon-says-house-speaker-mike-johnson-1787516303936\">echoed a similar sentiment<\/a> to Bessent on Sunday, saying he believes the U.S. will be entering a \u201cnew phase\u201d in the conflict. Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/senate\/6045941-barrasso-iran-economic-d-day\/\">also praised<\/a> the administration on Sunday for the strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Bessent: U.S. entering final phase vs. Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3238,"featured_media":2648737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26211764930921.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[84564,53418,84565,74962,54349],"class_list":["post-2648736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bessent-comments","tag-international-diplomacy","tag-iran-endgame","tag-middle-east-geopolitics","tag-us-iran-relations"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26211764930921.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2648736"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2648739,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2648736\/revisions\/2648739"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2648737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2648736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2648736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2648736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}