US Treasury Secretary says he is tracking Iranian assets globally

On August 1 and July 31 local time, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said during a cabinet meeting held at Camp David, Maryland, that according to President Trump's instructions, the Treasury Department continued its economic offensive against Iran and was tracking Iranian assets globally. He also specifically listed in front of Trump the so-called "economic results" against Iran: after the relevant actions were promoted in March 2025, Iran's largest private bank declared bankruptcy at the end of that year, and Iran's central bank was forced to print large amounts of money, constantly pushing up inflation. Basent claims that Iran is now unable to even pay military salaries. These remarks immediately attracted doubts and complaints from netizens. (Jin Shi)