Economic war: US boasts of "collapsing" Iran's economy with sanctions
Published: February 7, 2026
Duration: 26:40
The United States is waging medieval economic war. Donald Trump's "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran is "designed to collapse its already buckling economy", boasted Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Ben Norton explains how the US is trying to suffocate Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba by collapsing their currencies and causing extreme inflation, using illegal sanctions and blockades.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AQWr6Rtybg
Topics
0:00 Economic war
1:02 USA has sanctioned 1/3rd of countries
1:40 Sanctions kill 560,000 people per year
2:46 US sanctions on Iran
3:54 Trump threatens to bomb Iran (again)
5:20 Map of US troops in Middle East
6:58 Economic war against Iran
8:21 (CLIP...