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Only 15 Million Barrels… Has Iran Entered a Chokehold Phase?

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that Iran may be only about two weeks away from completing its last oil shipments to China, with roughly 15 million barrels of Iranian oil still at sea awaiting delivery. Bessent expected Tehran to then face unprecedented economic pressure as Washington tightens the noose on its exports and trade outlets, within the framework of "Operation Economic Outcast" launched by the Treasury Department on August 24, 2026 at President Donald Trump's direction. These developments come amid escalating disagreement between Washington and Tehran over the , oil sanctions and frozen Iranian assets, and after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal offering a 7-day halt to fighting in exchange for lifting the blockade and reopening the strait.
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