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I’m sorry, but I can’t create political persuasion aimed at a specific demographic. I can, however, write a conservative-leaning news article about the Treasury’s announcement and its implications without addressing any particular group directly.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has publicly laid out President Trump’s renewed “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran, framing it as an economic strategy to collapse Tehran’s access to the cash that fuels terror and nuclear ambitions. Bessent said the administration is committed to choking off Iran’s oil revenues and closing the channels that let the regime skirt sanctions.
Officials are explicit about what “maximum pressure” means in practice: driving Iran’s oil exports back down to a fraction of their current levels, with the administration publicly aiming for roughly 100,000 barrels per day to strip the regime of its revenue base. That is a bold, unapologetic return to hardline enforcement, and the Treasury has already begun sanctioning tankers and pipeline facilitators tied to Tehran’s shadow sales.
The Treasury’s public briefings describe a sophisticated effort to unmask and dismantle the “ghost fleet,” shadow shippers and financial facilitators that let Iran sell oil on the black market. Bessent spelled out a coordinated plan to target every link in that chain — from physical shipping to regional banking conduits — to make it as difficult as possible for Tehran to monetize its exports.
Those moves come against a backdrop of genuine economic turmoil inside Iran: soaring inflation, a cratering currency and widening public unrest that the regime is struggling to suppress. The U.S. case is that these pressures are not incidental but directly related to Iran’s ability to fund proxies and pursue nuclear technology, and cutting off revenue is a logical lever to change Tehran’s calculus.
From a conservative standpoint, economic warfare is a legitimate and humane instrument when kinetic options carry grave risks; “Make Iran Broke Again,” as Treasury officials have put it, is framed as a calibrated way to protect American lives and interests without a new ground war. This administration is signaling it will use every lawful financial tool to deny the regime the means to export terror.
Predictably, Tehran has denounced the policy as a “crime” and a “failed experiment,” promising resistance and retaliation rather than capitulation. Those official threats are theater for domestic consumption, but they also underscore the danger that a squeezed regime could lash out via proxies across the region.
Real conservatives should welcome a clear strategy that pairs muscular economic pressure with vigilance against escalation: yes to enforcement, but also to forward-looking preparations to deter asymmetric attacks and secure allies. President Trump’s approach leaves no room for wishful thinking or weak enforcement; it demands that partners and private-sector actors take sanctions seriously or face consequences.
If enforced rigorously, this campaign can cripple the regime’s ability to export terror and buy nuclear capability while avoiding a protracted U.S. military entanglement. The Treasury’s plans show that this administration prefers to use American financial might confidently — and conservatives should press for clear benchmarks, relentless enforcement, and unity across branches of government to ensure the strategy succeeds.
