# Bessent’s Iran “Economic D-Day” Threat Could Put US on Collision Course With China

https://mins.news/en/item/31221

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-25 03:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-25/trump-s-iran-pivot-from-war-to-sanctions-will-hit-china-or-fail?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=958271c1-2d0b-42ce-8840-b7fa24a95b73

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is threatening a campaign against Iran that he labels an “economic D-Day”; the pressure could leave America confronting China, its main trading partner.

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