Urgent: U.S. launches "Economic Fury" operation to maximize economic pressure on Iran: Hegseth-Xinhua

Urgent: U.S. launches "Economic Fury" operation to maximize economic pressure on Iran: Hegseth

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-04-16 20:32:00

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury is launching an operation called "Economic Fury" against Iran to maximize economic pressure, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a Pentagon briefing on Thursday.