Trump's 'economic D-Day' threats become warnings for countries to sever financial ties with Iran
- The Iranian rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets.
- Trump's administration has promised stronger sanctions than those already in place, including secondary sanctions on countries doing business with Iran.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran and warned countries to sever financial ties or face U.S. retaliation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that does business with the Islamic Republic to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the United States.
President Donald Trump’s pledge last week to unleash an “economic D-Day” against Tehran turned out to be new warnings to cut off Iran from the rest of the world.
The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S. dollar as trading opened on currency markets, reflecting the pressure on the currency amid the escalating tensions.
特朗普的“经济D日”威胁变成对各国切断与伊朗金融关系的警告
华盛顿（美联社）——财政部长斯科特·贝森特周一宣布了一轮针对伊朗的新制裁，并警告每个与伊朗伊斯兰共和国进行商业往来的国家切断这些金融关系，否则将面临美国的报复。
特朗普总统上周承诺对德黑兰发动“经济D日”的言论，实际上是对各国发出的新的警告，要求切断与伊朗的联系。
随着紧张局势升级，里亚尔在外汇市场开盘时跌至每美元202万里亚尔，反映出该货币承受的压力。