{"id":73892,"date":"2026-06-11T19:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/scott-bessent-threatens-unprecedented-economic-payback-against-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T19:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T19:19:58","slug":"scott-bessent-threatens-unprecedented-economic-payback-against-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/scott-bessent-threatens-unprecedented-economic-payback-against-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Bessent Threatens Unprecedented Economic Payback Against Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Scott Bessent warned that Iran\u2019s USDT tolls will next trigger market offsets from their accounts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">After blocking billions under Operation Economic Fury, the US will seek to use Iranian assets to repair market allies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">On June 6, ABC reported the Treasury may next use part of $100B in frozen assets to fund market war repairs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Warns Iran Will Deepen Its Financial Downfall With New Attacks<\/h2>\n<p>The recent escalation in the conflict in the Middle East after a lengthy ceasefire period is already having effects on the world markets, and now the U.S. is warning about new moves to curb the Iranian regime\u2019s war actions.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, warned of the consequences of further attacks on the Trump administration\u2019s allies in the Gulf, saying there would be economic repercussions.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>On social media, Bessent <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecScottBessent\/status\/2065052043442552855?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stressed<\/a> that the Iranian regime would lose the <strong>\u201czero-sum game\u201d<\/strong> it is playing. <strong>\u201cAny damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts,\u201d<\/strong> he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Aiming at the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/2-million-per-vessel-inside-irans-massive-usdt-toll-operation-in-the-strait-of-hormuz\/\">toll booth<\/a> system that the Iranian regime has established to safeguard passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz with the establishment of the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Bessent disclosed that any tolls paid would be <strong>\u201coffset by funds extracted from their accounts.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Iranian officials, some of these payments would have been made in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a>, specifically <a href=\"https:\/\/buy.bitcoin.com\/?utm_source=News\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USDT<\/a>, a dollar-pegged <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-are-stablecoins\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stablecoin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEvery attack Iran launches will only deepen the economic and financial consequences it faces,\u201d<\/strong> Bessent concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Reports indicate that sanctions on Iran have resulted in over 100 billion in assets frozen all over the world. On June 5, Iran International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202606055170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">claimed<\/a> that $12 billion of these would become available to the Iranian regime if the parties agreed on a preliminary agreement.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Bessent himself indicated that the U.S. had seized nearly $1 billion in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> assets from the Iranian regime, hitting one of its alternative funding sources as part of Operation Economic Fury. <strong>\u201cJust outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now and might not realize that their wallet has been grabbed,\u201d<\/strong> he commented.<\/p>\n<p>While he has not directly stated that these frozen assets would be leveraged to offset Iran\u2019s damages, on June 6, ABC\u2019s Selina Wang <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/selinawangtv\/status\/2063370652917117413?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cited<\/a> a source stating the Treasury would <strong>\u201cfurther consider whether Iranian assets could be used to support repairs for past damages.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose my-3 lg:my-4\"><a aria-label=\"Read Now: Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum\" class=\"block overflow-hidden rounded-lg !bg-[#E8EDFA] p-[9px] no-underline focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#4169E1] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 flex flex-col md:hidden\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/treasury-seizes-1-billion-in-iran-linked-crypto-scott-bessent-confirms-at-reagan-forum\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden rounded-[15px]\"><img alt=\"Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"object-cover\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) calc(100vw - 18px)\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Ftreasury-seizes-1-billion-in-iran-linked-crypto-scott-bessent-confirms-at-reagan-forum-760x428.png&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 32w, \/_next\/image\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.news.bitcoin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F05%2Ftreasury-seizes-1-billion-in-iran-linked-crypto-scott-bessent-confirms-at-reagan-forum-760x428.png&amp;w=48&amp;q=75 48w, 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loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-7\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 1x, \/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-between gap-2\">\n<h3 class=\"m-0 line-clamp-3 text-xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.4px] !text-[#1C1C1C]\">Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum<\/h3>\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-sm leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026,\u2026<\/p>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"size-7\" style=\"color:transparent\" srcset=\"\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=32&amp;q=75 1x, \/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/_next\/image\/?url=%2Fimages%2Fuploads%2Fbitcoin_news_newlogo.svg&amp;w=64&amp;q=75\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex min-w-0 flex-1 flex-col justify-center gap-2\">\n<p><h3 class=\"m-0 min-w-0 flex-1 line-clamp-2 text-2xl font-bold capitalize leading-[1.17] tracking-[-0.48px] !text-[#1C1C1C]\">Treasury Seizes $1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto, Scott Bessent Confirms at Reagan Forum<\/h3>\n<p><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"flex items-center justify-center rounded-pill bg-[#4169E1] text-sm font-medium text-white h-12 w-[180px] shrink-0\">Read Now<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m-0 line-clamp-2 text-base leading-[1.3] !text-[#67656E]\">The U.S. Treasury has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced May 29, 2026,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/the-zero-sum-game-scott-bessent-threatens-unprecedented-economic-payback-against-iran\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Scott Bessent warned that Iran\u2019s USDT tolls will next trigger market offsets from their accounts. After blocking billions under Operation Economic Fury, the US will seek to use Iranian assets to repair market allies. 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