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<v Speaker 1>Starting this hour in the Middle East, the Trump administration

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<v Speaker 1>is expected to roll out what Treasury Secretary Scott Besson

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<v Speaker 1>calls the toughest sanctions in history against Iran.

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<v Speaker 2>Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yinks joins us live from Tel

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<v Speaker 2>Aviv with the latest. Hey, Trey.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 3>The United States is set to unleash new economic sanctions

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<v Speaker 3>against Iran to pressure the regime in Tehran.

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<v Speaker 1>U.S.

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<v Speaker 3>Treasury Secretary Scott Besant wrote on Sunday, President Donald Trump

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<v Speaker 3>and the overwhelming might of our military have significantly dismantled

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<v Speaker 3>Iran's military capabilities and weakened its nuclear program. Now we

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<v Speaker 3>are entering the endgame. At dawn begins an economic D-Day.

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<v Speaker 3>the single greatest financial offensive ever marshaled against an adversary.

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<v Speaker 3>The economic pressure comes as the Iranian rial crossed $ 2

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<v Speaker 3>million to $ 1 U.S., a historic low for the country's currency.

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<v Speaker 3>The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council responded on X,

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<v Speaker 3>saying if the economic war continues, not a single drop

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<v Speaker 3>of oil will be exported, neither through the Strait of

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<v Speaker 3>Hormuz nor anywhere in the Persian Gulf. Iran will regard

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<v Speaker 3>any country's participation in or support for America's economic war

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<v Speaker 3>against the Iranian people.

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<v Speaker 2>As an act of war.

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<v Speaker 3>Despite this statement, reports do indicate that crossings through the

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<v Speaker 3>Strait of Hormuz are up 400 percent over the last

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<v Speaker 3>two weeks. The United States is overseeing vessels out of

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<v Speaker 3>the Persian Gulf through a safer southern passage. The passage

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<v Speaker 3>does allow for millions of barrels of crude oil to

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<v Speaker 3>be exported each day. Still, the Iranians remain defiant.

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<v Speaker 4>The fact that the United States has once again moved

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<v Speaker 4>from military threats, saying that it will strike and so on,

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<v Speaker 4>to reviving its old plans shows that they are truly

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<v Speaker 4>desperate and have no solution when it comes to the

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<v Speaker 4>great Iranian nation. Therefore, they keep bringing their old plans

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<v Speaker 4>back onto the scene. The U.S.

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<v Speaker 3>Naval blockade also remains in place as CENTCOM says 70

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<v Speaker 3>commercial vessels have been redirected since the blockade was reimposed.

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<v Speaker 3>In terms of U.S. military movement, the USS Abraham Lincoln

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<v Speaker 3>is headed home after being deployed for 274 days. This

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<v Speaker 3>aircraft carrier made its last port call in December, breaking

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<v Speaker 3>a Navy record. The vessel is being replaced by the

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<v Speaker 3>Japan-based USS George Washington. On Friday, President Trump doubled down

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<v Speaker 3>on his position that the Strait of Hormuz is now U.S.

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<v Speaker 1>Territory.

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<v Speaker 5>They'll never have a nuclear weapon. They want to make

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<v Speaker 5>a deal so badly.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't even know if we want because I view

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<v Speaker 1>the Strait of Hormuz as an American territory right now.

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<v Speaker 5>It's an American territory.

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<v Speaker 3>The question remains, will this economic pressure lead to a

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<v Speaker 3>new deal or a return to combat? Guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Trey, if we're going to put these sanctions on,

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<v Speaker 1>presumably they're going to be on other countries that deal

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<v Speaker 1>with Iran. If they trade with Iran, they're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be subjected to our sanctions. So that means Pakistan, because

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<v Speaker 1>Pakistan set up a trade deal with Iran. That means Turkey,

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<v Speaker 1>who set up their own trade deal with Iran. People

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<v Speaker 1>are focused on China and Russia. But these other countries

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be in the line of fire. And

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of a tenuous situation.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely. And there's two points to note here. One, the

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<v Speaker 3>Pakistani field marshal that does have a relationship with President

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<v Speaker 3>Trump is on the ground in Tehran today trying to

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<v Speaker 3>work out some of the behind the scenes of what

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<v Speaker 3>is taking place. Remember, there are no direct communications, according

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<v Speaker 3>to both sides now, between the United States and Iran

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<v Speaker 3>about a possible agreement. And this does come on the heels.

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<v Speaker 3>of what are expected to be massive economic sanctions against

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<v Speaker 3>the regime. The second thing has to do with what

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump said earlier this month. He indicated that any

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<v Speaker 3>country around the world that is doing business with Iran,

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<v Speaker 3>providing sanctions relief, or trying to get around these economic

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<v Speaker 3>measures would face economic consequences of their own. And so

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<v Speaker 3>the United States is trying to put into place here

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<v Speaker 3>a program that will not only pressure Tehran, but will

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<v Speaker 3>also deter allies of the Iranians from doing business with

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<v Speaker 3>the regime. The goal here is to economically isolate the

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<v Speaker 3>Iranians from the rest of the world and try to

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<v Speaker 3>get them to change their behavior. But we have to

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<v Speaker 3>look at the situation on the ground. We have been

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<v Speaker 3>stuck in this cycle in the region of strikes and

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<v Speaker 3>statements with no end in sight.

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<v Speaker 5>So, Trey, real quickly, their first plan was to use

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<v Speaker 5>the straight as leverage. And it looks like the administration

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<v Speaker 5>has gotten that under control. So they can't really play

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<v Speaker 5>that game right now, although they'll do some type of

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<v Speaker 5>you know, strikes here and there on different cargo ships.

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<v Speaker 5>But their next plan now is the November midterms. And

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<v Speaker 5>I'm just curious, what is their stated plan? How do

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<v Speaker 5>they plan on leveraging that against the president?

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<v Speaker 3>So the Iranians often, through propaganda outlets, will talk about

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<v Speaker 3>the midterms in the United States. President Trump has told

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<v Speaker 3>Fox News that the midterms are not affecting his decision-making

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<v Speaker 3>process as it relates to Iran. When we look at

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<v Speaker 3>the levers that the Iranians still have to pull, there

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<v Speaker 3>were some interesting statements over the weekend where some top

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<v Speaker 3>IRGC officials were talking again about the country's nuclear program

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<v Speaker 3>and hinting at the fact that they may try to

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<v Speaker 3>advance what remains of that program. But when we look

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<v Speaker 3>at the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranians continue to say

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<v Speaker 3>they are in control of the strait. The reality on

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<v Speaker 3>the ground is very important to look at. The crossings

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<v Speaker 3>to the Strait of Hormuz are up 400% over the

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<v Speaker 3>past two weeks, but they're still down about 90% from

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<v Speaker 3>pre-war levels. What the United States has been able to

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<v Speaker 3>do here on the side, which is quite interesting, is

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<v Speaker 3>oversee vessels that were previously trapped in the Persian Gulf

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<v Speaker 3>safely through this southern passage out of the Strait of Hormuz.

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<v Speaker 3>And this is allowing millions of barrels of Gulf crude

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<v Speaker 3>oil from U.S. allies, not from the Iranians, to be exported.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's undercutting Iranian efforts to maintain control over this

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<v Speaker 3>critical waterway. And so this operation, coupled with the economic

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<v Speaker 3>sanctions and the ongoing U.S. naval blockade, U.S. officials hope

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<v Speaker 3>will ultimately change Iranian behavior. But at this point, we're

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<v Speaker 3>looking at weeks and months ahead with, again, the Iranians

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<v Speaker 3>remaining defiant because they don't care if their people are affected.

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<v Speaker 3>What they do care about, though, is the possibility of

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<v Speaker 3>protests erupting again inside of Iran. And regional intelligence sources

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<v Speaker 3>tell Fox News that is a legitimate concern for officials

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<v Speaker 3>in the Iranian capital.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Trey, thank you so much. The New York

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<v Speaker 2>Post has an excellent article. It's called Scare. It's on the...

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<v Speaker 2>FRONT COVER, SCARED STRAIGHT. AND IT TALKS ABOUT HOW THE

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<v Speaker 2>IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER IS UNDER MOUNTING PRESSURE FROM THE IRANIANS

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<v Speaker 2>BECAUSE OF THE HIGH INFLATION, UNEMPLOYMENT. THE GRIP ON THE

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<v Speaker 2>STRAIGHT HAS WEAKENED. IT TALKS ABOUT HOW CASH IS TIGHT.

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<v Speaker 2>TOP POLITICAL LEADERS ARE URGING THE REGIME TO FIND A

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<v Speaker 2>WAY OUT. IRAN'S OWN OIL EXPORTS HAVE DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO.

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<v Speaker 2>AND THEN YOU HEARD TREY TALKING ABOUT HOW THERE IS

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<v Speaker 2>FLOW THROUGH THE STRAIGHT. AND IT REPRESENTS A 400% SPIKE

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<v Speaker 2>IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS, WHICH a partial control of

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<v Speaker 2>the straight. So I hope that this pressure and then

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<v Speaker 2>the sanctions today, there will be conversations because you brought

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<v Speaker 2>up a good point about the midterms, but that's still

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<v Speaker 2>nine weeks away. How long can they hold on?

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<v Speaker 5>It's true.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, yeah, if they could wait and just try to

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<v Speaker 1>make October hellacious. Gobble off, gobble off. The speaker said

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<v Speaker 1>no matter how much military we have, if our people

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<v Speaker 1>are struggling. and the country lacks financial circulation and economic growth,

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<v Speaker 1>we will not achieve progress. So that's the good cop.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the bad cop is the IRGC.

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