U.S. Treasury Secretary: Special envoys have been sent to pressure countries to implement effective economic sanctions on Iran

(Central News Agency, Washington, 27th, comprehensive foreign news reports) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said today that he has sent special envoys to many places to ask countries to exert economic pressure on Iran, and said that new restrictions on Iranian airlines and banks have been effective.

Agence France-Presse reported that Bessant posted on the social platform

Bessant pointed out that Turkey and Oman have banned flights from Iran’s private airline Mahan Air, while the United Arab Emirates has banned all Iranian airline flights.

Dubai, the commercial center of the United Arab Emirates, is one of the main destinations of Iranian airlines, with multiple flights flying to and from it every day. There is also a large Iranian community in the area and it maintains close business ties with Iran.

Bessant also highlighted new banking restrictions. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates banned the branches of the National Bank of Iran (Bank Melli) in the United Arab Emirates from conducting transactions with Iran on the 23rd, accusing these branches of violating money laundering, anti-terrorism and weapons non-proliferation laws.

Türkiye last week revoked the business license of Iran’s National Bank (Bank Mellat). The semi-private NAB has been under Western sanctions for years.

The Wall Street Journal report that Bessant reposted pointed out that Jonathan Burke, the assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, visited the Middle East and Europe within two weeks to promote the above-mentioned plan and impose a so-called "economic D-Day" on Tehran.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. Treasury Department has launched consultations with more than 50 countries.

Bessent said on the 21st that "all Iranian airlines will be grounded globally."