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U.S. prepares Iran pressure campaign described as without precedent

8/14/2026

The United States is moving toward an economic pressure campaign against Iran that Bessent describes as without historical parallel.

Economic isolation, the deliberate severing of a country's access to international trade and financial systems, is the stated centerpiece of the approach.

Bessent said the measures will combine that isolation with the continued blockade at the Strait of Hormuz.

What Bessent said The statement is direct: "It will be a combination of economic isolation like the world has never seen before, and the continued blockade in the Strait of Hormuz." No breakdown of specific measures or timelines accompanied the remarks.