Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The Trump Administration has launched Operation Economic Outcast, an unprecedented campaign to cut off all economic resources supporting the Islamic Republic of Iran. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated the objective is to sever every economic lifeline sustaining the Iranian regime until it stands isolated globally. This move follows previous US actions targeting Iran’s military and nuclear capacities.
According to the announcement, the operation implements strict measures targeting five major sectors exploited by Iran internationally: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. These new sanctions expand secondary sanctions risks for parties continuing business with Iran, emphasizing that economic engagement with the regime could bring the full force of US enforcement.
The campaign enforces a 'zero-leakage approach', allowing no tolerance for revenue flows that could help Iran rebuild its capacity to conduct terror activities against US and global interests. Entities suspected of facilitating money laundering for Iran face removal from the US Dollar financial system, underlining the financial severity of the operation.
The US presents Iran with a choice: accept complete global economic isolation and a subsistence economy, or pursue normalized global economic relations. The statement urges nations financially interacting with Iran to reconsider their positions in light of this intensified US policy.