“If you insist on doing business with [Iran], either transferring money, buying their oil or doing seaborne ship transfers, then the U.S. Treasury and the U.S. government ... will put its full might and force toward enforcing against you,”

Scott Bessent · said 2026-08-20 · reported 2026-08-20

Bessent warned that countries doing business with Iran would face enforcement from the U.S. Treasury and government.