Published Sep 1, 2026, 11:38 AM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Bessent: Iran economy could collapse ‘within weeks or months’

The Hill
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday said Iran’s economy could collapse “within weeks or months,” as the Trump administration seeks to cripple the Middle Eastern country’s economy. “I think it could be within weeks or months –– and the economy doesn’t have to collapse, we just have to have the regime come to their senses,”…