Operation Economic Fury: US Launches ‘Financial Equivalent’ of Bombing Iran

‘Treasury is moving aggressively with Economic Fury by targeting regime elites,’ the treasury secretary said.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 15 that the United States plans to target Iran economically with the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign.

“Yesterday, we announced Operation Economic Fury. ... And the Iranians should know that this is going to be the financial equivalent of what we saw in the kinetic activities,” Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing on Wednesday, referring to the U.S. and Israeli campaign of airstrikes against Iran.