WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing them as "an economic D-Day," with Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Gene Lange, in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department on August 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bessent threatened Iran in an opinion piece in the Financial Times on Sunday with "the single greatest financial offensive ever", almost six months after the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran in February. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)