American finance minister: Iran’s economy “does not have to collapse” but the Iranian regime needs to “restore” its sense of reason

ON 1 SEPTEMBER, THE UNITED STATES FINANCE MINISTER, BECENT, STATED TODAY THAT UNITED STATES SANCTIONS WERE PUTTING ECONOMIC PRESSURE ON THE IRANIAN REGIME AND THAT IRAN HAD THEREFORE RESORTED TO MILITARY ACTION. ACCORDING TO BECENT, THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO EXERT PRESSURE AND THE IRANIAN ECONOMY “DOES NOT HAVE TO COLLAPSE”, BUT THE IRANIAN REGIME NEEDS TO “RESTORE ITS SENSES”. IN AN INTERVIEW, BECENT STATED THAT THE GOAL OF UNITED STATES ECONOMIC PRESSURE WAS TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH IRAN WAS WILLING TO SIT AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE. IN BECENT'S VIEW, THE UNITED STATES “ECONOMIC ISOLATION” WOULD PROMPT IRAN TO SEEK AGREEMENT, WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE BLOCKADE MEASURES, HAS LEFT IRAN IN ISOLATION. (CCTV INTERNATIONAL TIMES)