US Treasury Secretary Says Iran's Gasoline Queues Are the Result of the Economic Blockade

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday, September 14, that long gasoline queues in Iran are the result of Washington's economic blockade. Describing the campaign as the largest economic pressure campaign in the world against a country, he framed it as a response to Iran's pursuit of a nuclear bomb. Bessent also said the United States has held constructive talks with China about Tehran's financial ties, and that the discussions would continue this week and at an upcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. According to Ecoiran, the US Treasury had earlier said on Monday that it would meet representatives of international financial institutions this week to discuss the economic pressure campaign against Iran.