Tension between the US and Iran is returning. Donald Trump's administration imposed sanctions
This is the second stage of a large-scale operation that is intended to cut off the regime in Tehran from the technologies necessary to produce missiles and drones.
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As the US Department of the Treasury announced on Tuesday, as part of the operation codenamed “Economic Fury”, The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed restrictions on the network of connections supporting the regime's armaments.
Iran's global supplier network under the microscope
The new sanctions are not limited only to Iran. They affect individuals, companies and specific machines – including planes – also operating in the area Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. According to American findings, these entities constituted links in the logistics chain responsible for acquiring and transporting parts of the armament.
“While the regime tries to rebuild its production capacity, the US will continue to deplete Iran's ballistic missile resources,” the department's official statement reads.
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Financial hit on “energy blackmail”
Scott Bessent, US Secretary of the Treasury, announced a ruthless fight against the mechanisms of financing Iranian military operations. He emphasized that Tehran uses energy resources to put pressure on the world economy, while financing attacks on civilian targets.
“The Iranian regime must be held accountable for blackmailing global energy markets and unscrupulously attacking civilians with missiles and drones,” Bessent said.
He also assured that American services will scrupulously “track Iranian money”, striking not only the capital of Iran itself, but also its international allies and intermediaries.
