U.S. Secretary of State Rubio: Economic Fury Operation Continues to Apply Maximum Pressure on Iran
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that the "Operation Economic Fury" continues to apply maximum pressure on the Iranian regime and its already fragile economy.
Rubio emphasized that as the conflict continues each day, the U.S. leverage over Iran will keep increasing, while Iran's situation will continue to deteriorate.
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Marco Rubio's statement continues the Trump administration's path of "maximum pressure" policy, which has previously employed financial sanctions, energy blockades, and coordination with allies. This time, "Operation Economic Fury" clearly identifies economic strangulation as the core method, aiming to further weaken Iran's ability to support regional proxies by cutting off its foreign exchange income.
In terms of capital flow, the U.S. accelerates Iran's capital outflow and rial depreciation through sanctions and interventions in the energy market. The strategic motive is to achieve maximum economic effect with minimal military cost, while creating premium space for energy exports from U.S. allies (Saudi Arabia, UAE, etc.) and enhancing negotiation leverage.
Currently, the geopolitical conflict in the Middle East is in a transitional phase from direct military confrontation to a dominance of economic and financial strangulation. The U.S. control over the Iranian economic system has significantly increased, with internal inflation and pressure on sovereign wealth funds in Iran reaching a critical state.
Essentially, this is about capital concentration: extreme economic pressure accelerates the transfer of domestic wealth in Iran to foreign currency and hard assets. The mechanism is that sanctions sever its connections with global financial and energy markets, shifting pricing power from the Iranian regime to the U.S.-led sanctions network, thereby accelerating the concentration of regional capital in oil-producing countries and dollar assets under U.S. protection.
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The longer the conflict lasts, the greater the U.S. leverage becomes; time always favors the side with stronger economic power. The more fragile the regime's economy, the more sanctions resemble a snowball effect. Maximum pressure is never a short-term tactic but a long-term strangulation. When the opponent is left with only a "fragile economy," military action is no longer necessary; financial weapons become the deadliest leverage.