Trump tightens the noose on Iran. Will it backfire?

特朗普收紧了对伊朗的绞索。这会不会适得其反?

The Global Story

2026-08-27

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There have been a lot of sanctions programmes against Iran. But this week US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Operation Economic Outcast, which promises to go further than ever before. It will punish not just Iran but any country helping Iran - including China. It is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to end the war. Will it work? We speak to Vali Nasr,  professor of international affairs and Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, and ask whether in trying to end one war, President Trump risks starting a global trade conflict. (Photo: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference to outline further sanctions against Iran, at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, 24 August, 2026. He has short, mousy-grey hair and is wearing glasses, with the American flag behind him. Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Producers: Mhairi MacKenzie and Lucy Pawle Sound engineer: Travis Evans Editor: James Shield Senior news editor: China Collins
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  • This is a sustained campaign to collapse every last option for Iran.

  • This was Scott Besson, the US Treasury Secretary, on Monday, announcing new sanctions targeting Iran.

  • This is the Trump administration's latest bid to end the war that it started in February.

  • Beginning today, the actions of Treasury and other agencies will tighten the noose.

  • And block every potential source of revenue that funds the IRGC and the evil Iranian regime.

  • But haven't we been somewhere a bit like this before?

  • I have decided to ask for an early meeting of the United

  • Nations Security Council to impose international economic sanctions upon Iran.

  • Verifiably suspend your enrichment program or else you will face further sanctions and further isolation.