Frankfurt (Germany), Aug. 14 (LaPresse) – The United States will take unprecedented measures to economically isolate Iran and will continue the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made this statement while announcing further updates for next week. “We will take measures unlike anything ever seen in the history of economic isolation of a country,” Bessent said in an interview on Newsmax’s ‘Rob Schmitt Tonight’ program. According to the Treasury Secretary, the U.S. strategy will be based on “a combination of economic isolation” and the “continuation of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,” with the aim of preventing any goods from entering or leaving Iranian ports.
Iran, Bessent: “U.S. Will Take Unprecedented Economic Measures Against Tehran”

Frankfurt (Germany), Aug. 14 (LaPresse) – The United States will take unprecedented measures to economically isolate Iran and will continue the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made this statement while announcing further updates for next week. “We will take measures unlike anything ever seen in the history of economic isolation of a country,” Bessent said in an interview on Newsmax’s ‘Rob Schmitt Tonight’ program. According to the Treasury Secretary, the U.S. strategy will be based on “a combination of economic isolation” and the “continuation of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,” with the aim of preventing any goods from entering or leaving Iranian ports.
