“President Trump ordered Treasury and our OFAC division, Office of Foreign Asset Control, to put maximum pressure on Iran. And it’s worked because in December, their economy collapsed. We saw a major bank go under. The central bank has started to print money. There is a dollar shortage. They are not able to get imports. And this is why the people took to the street. So this is economic statecraft, no shots fired. And things are moving in a very positive way here.” United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Jan 20 2026 Fox News Interview
Things are moving so positively he says. Unless you are an Iranian and your country is being systematically starved.
