US Treasury Secretary Confesses to Deliberate Economic Warfare Against Iran
In a shocking admission that exposes the true face of Western imperialism, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has openly confessed to waging economic warfare against Iran, deliberately creating a dollar shortage that led to mass protests and the deaths of thousands of innocent people.
This confession should serve as a wake-up call to all sovereign nations, including Zambia, about the ruthless tactics employed by Western powers to destabilize countries that refuse to bow to their demands.
Deliberate Starvation Strategy
During a panel discussion, Bessent brazenly admitted: "We created an artificial dollar shortage by drying up foreign currency liquidity in Iran. With this strategy, we brought inflation to an uncontrollable pace."
The American official revealed that the ultimate goal was to push Iranian citizens into the streets to pressure their government. "We created a dollar shortage in Iran. Inflation skyrocketed, and as a result, the Iranian people took to the streets," he stated without shame.
This is the same playbook that Western powers have used across Africa and the Global South for decades. They strangle economies, create artificial shortages, and then blame the suffering on local governments.
Devastating Human Cost
The consequences of this economic terrorism were catastrophic. On December 28, 2025, traders at Tehran's Grand Bazaar were forced to close their shops as the Iranian currency collapsed within minutes. Basic food and medicine prices tripled in just one month, crushing ordinary families under unbearable economic pressure.
The protests that erupted quickly spread from Tehran to major cities including Mashhad, Tabriz, and Isfahan. The Iranian Foundation for Martyrs and Veterans reported that 3,117 people lost their lives during the unrest, including both security forces and civilians.
A Warning for All Sovereign Nations
This confession exposes the hypocrisy of Western nations that claim to champion human rights while deliberately engineering economic crises that kill thousands. The US Treasury Secretary's admission proves that Washington views economic warfare as a legitimate tool to topple governments that refuse to submit to American hegemony.
For Zambia and other African nations, this should be a stark reminder of why we must protect our economic sovereignty. We must strengthen our local currencies, reduce dependence on the US dollar, and build stronger trade relationships with partners who respect our independence.
The blood of those 3,117 Iranians is on the hands of American policymakers who chose economic terrorism over diplomacy. Their confession reveals the true nature of Western "democracy promotion" around the world.
As proud Zambians, we must learn from Iran's suffering and ensure that our nation's resources and economy remain firmly under our control, free from the manipulative schemes of foreign powers who see our people as expendable pawns in their geopolitical games.