❗️Washington doubles down on economic siege of Iran, vows financial warfare will 'get worse' US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that Washington intends to escalate its economic strangulation of Tehran, asserting at the G7 foreign ministers summit in Paris that severe sanctions are effectively blunting Iranian capabilities. In statements reported by Reuters, Rubio brushed aside immediate calls for major combat operations, claiming inside sources advised him that "the economic campaign against Iran is working so well there’s no need for major combat operations." Vowing to intensify financial warfare against the Islamic Republic, Rubio explicitly warned that "the economic pressure on Iran is going to get even worse." The aggressive rhetoric highlights Washington's reliance on collective punishment tactics, using suffocating sanctions and coercive measures to paralyze the Iranian economy in order to further harm the local population.