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Iran’s economy will have ‘nothing’ left ‘within two weeks,’ Scott Bessent warns

Iran’s beleaguered economy will soon have “nothing to trade” in about two weeks after it makes its final oil deliveries, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed.

Bessent assessed that the Islamic Republic is becoming desperate to make a deal because of its collapsing economy, hastened by Operation Economic Outcast, and warned that its problems will get dramatically worse in two weeks.

“I am confident, given that there’s only 15 million more barrels of Iranian oil on the water, that Iran will have nothing left to trade for anything,” Bessent told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures

“Probably within the next two weeks, they are going to make their final deliveries of oil to China, and then they will have nothing,” Bessent added. “It is an empty set. And I believe that they are feeling the pressure here, and that’s why they want a deal.”

Since the Memorandum of Understanding with Iran collapsed in July, the US has implemented a sweeping blockade around the regime, cutting off vessels from entering or leaving the war-torn nation.

Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast last month, in which the administration mounted an even more aggressive push to tighten the screws on the regime by targeting foreign countries and companies doing business with it.

Last week, top Iranian officials pushed for their seven-day ceasefire proposal in which they would open up the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the US unfreezing roughly $12 billion in frozen assets, lifting the blockade and easing sanctions.

But President Trump rejected that deal, telling reporters that it was not acceptable.

“The straits are open,” Bessent insisted. “We’re averaging now 15 to 22 million barrels a day… It was at about 20 [million] pre-conflict.”

Since early March, the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil supplies once flowed through annually, has faced disruptions by Iran’s sporadic attacks against vessels.

But the Trump administration has claimed that the US military is escorting ships through a route close to the shores of Oman.

“They are isolated from the world,” Bessent said. “They are a pariah state. And my job is to make sure that, when they come with a deal, that they want to stick to it. They did not stick to the MOU.”

“Next time, if there is a deal, and that’s at President Trump’s discretion, they will stick to it, because they are on their knees.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/irans-economy-will-have-nothing-left-within-two-weeks-scott-bessent-warns/

Economic sanctions is really dealing with Tehran

Their self sustaining industries have been destroyed notably Iron&Steel Plants, Solid fuel plant, Major trade infrastructure.

So, they still have something left despite all the US bombings, shame on the US then

Same sentences being repeated in last 7 months!

They have been defeated!

Nuclear program has been completely obliterated

Irans military has been crippled

Irans naval force does not exist again

…..and the US still struggling with same country!

Imagine if it was Hollywood movies, the US would have sent in Delta force and Iran would have been captured 😂🤣😂🤣

Iran will be forced to capitulate, they can't match the might of USA

So the goal is to punish the people of Iran? Imperialism at its peak. Bullying and abuse of powers. They always disguise their motivations and hide under psychological manipulation of the people.

No wonder he said "The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must"~Thucydides

Hmmmm

The Iran is winning the war crew will not like to hear this

lordm:
Iran will be forced to capitulate, they can't match the might of USA

They actually want to negotiate but USA has seen the collapse.

lordm:
Iran will be forced to capitulate, they can't match the might of USA

With China and friendly neighbors they share land boarders with, that ain’t happening!

This is real war not Hollywood war films.

Haaa! US wsn strangulation IRAN 🇮🇷 patapata ooo

us government sounding like a 2 dollar amazon bot.

repeating same garbage over and over again.

i cant believe anyone can demystify america this much until this orange clown

And that sounds like a good news to them? Very terrible people

Patriotic9ja:
So the goal is to punish the people of Iran? Imperialism at its peak. Bullying and abuse of powers. They always disguise their motivations and hide under psychological manipulation of the people

But Iran is winning the war
They are now a world power and even bigger than the US, China and Europe combined

lordm:
Iran will be forced to capitulate, they can't match the might of USA

STORY.

WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS YOUR STORY FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS.

STORY TELLER.

I'M SURE YOU'RE RELATED TO CHINUA ACHEBE.

I tell you,God we let us witness 2weeks and beyond,after 2weeks another story will follow again.

XtremeConsumer:
us government sounding like a 2 dollar amazon bot.

repeating same garbage over and over again.

i cant believe believe anyone can demystify america this much until this orange clown

temitope277:
And that sounds like a good news to them? Very terrible people

It's just news
Seeing it as good or bad depends on where you're viewing from

RaySimran:
Iran’s economy will have ‘nothing’ left ‘within two weeks,’ Scott Bessent warns



Source: https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/irans-economy-will-have-nothing-left-within-two-weeks-scott-bessent-warns/

Old man wey no get zenze! November is around the corner I can't wait.

rossipki:
STORY.

WE'VE BEEN HEARING THIS YOUR STORY FOR THE PAST 8 MONTHS.

STORY TELLER.

I'M SURE YOU'RE RELATED TO CHINUA ACHEBE.

How far with your audio underground cities that you built in Iran
When are you going there on vacation

As it should be...they will all feel it

Another fallacy for the gullible ones.
https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSbrTh32J/

Lol... Only an ignorant person would believe this nonsense. With Caspian sea still active? Lol.

Economy that didn't crash in 47 years is what will crash now? Issokay.

For anyone wondering how Iran's economy is doing at the moment, check out @mohs3njohari on YouTube.

HacheNoire:
Same sentences being repeated in last 7 months!

They have been defeated!

Nuclear program has been completely obliterated

Irans military has been crippled

Irans naval force does not exist again

…..and the US still struggling with same country!

Imagine if it was Hollywood movies, the US would have sent in Delta force and Iran would have been captured 😂🤣😂🤣

Iran is winning the war…and her leaders are all dead and economy dead too. That’s the way to win a war.

If a country like Iran, Iraq, Libya, Venezuela, Syria, Ukraine and many more countries could be given this kind of embarrassing treatment, imagine how they're looking at AFRICA.

Africa needs to wake up.

This one no need announcement, it's a statement of fact.

Only Nigerian Iraniane think otherwise

olarent:
I tell you,God we let us witness 2weeks and beyond,after 2weeks another story will follow again.

They are fighting for their lives regarding the upcoming midterms. Anything at all to keep the stupid Maga folks occupied.

RaySimran:
Iran’s economy will have ‘nothing’ left ‘within two weeks,’ Scott Bessent warns



Source: https://nypost.com/2026/09/27/us-news/irans-economy-will-have-nothing-left-within-two-weeks-scott-bessent-warns/

Yinmu.
2 weeks is too far. 2 days ni!

“They have bet on our Iranian intelligence being as brief as their own IQ,”
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who is also the speaker of Iran’s parliament, posted on X.

Iran can still conduct trade through the Caspian sea.

Die hard Iran. Keep it up and die in shame

Now is the time for Artesh branch of the military to kick out the terrorist IRGC

Interesting times ahead

FYI
IRGC doctrine believes that they need to build nukes and use it to end the world so that it will bring back their Messiah.
Bunch of sickos

they just love selling cheap propaganda,the country that was under sanctions for 47years and not crippled is now the one that will cripple in 2weeks,they are story teller.

Cyberterror:
Iran can still conduct trade through the Caspian sea.

As much as I am neither a fan of Iran nor the US but a diehard pan Africanist, ask those that are happy about this wether they have a personal issue with Iran aside from their religious affiliation that shaped their hatred for Iran

temitope277:
And that sounds like a good news to them? Very terrible people