Bessent’s Iran Threat Hinges on US Willingness to Hit China

ANNOUNCER: NEWSMAKERS AND MARKET MOVERS. THIS IS "THE PULSE." LIZZY: GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO "THE PULSE." THE U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT HAS THREATENED ECONOMIC PUNISHMENT AGAINST ANY COUNTRY DOING BUSINESS WITH IRAN. IT COMES AS PART OF WHAT HE CALLS AN ECONOMIC D-DAY CAMPAIGN TO END NEARLY SIX MONTHS OF WAR.>> TODAY WE ARE LAUNCHING OPERATION ECONOMIC OUTCAST TO FORECLOSE EVERY OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO THE IRANIAN REGIME. TREASURY HAS MAPPED EVERY NODE, EVERY FACILITATOR AND EVERY NETWORK ...