In an interview with Fox News, US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant compared senior officials in the Islamic Republic to "mice in a sewer" and said they were in underground shelters and were unaware of the deterioration of the situation on the ground.
"I think part of the problem is that many of the top brass there, like rats in the sewer, are in underground shelters and don't see how dire the situation is on the ground," Bezant said.
In another part of the conversation, the US Treasury Secretary announced that officials of the Islamic Republic are completely isolated and that flight restrictions have eliminated their ability to travel to European countries.
"We completely isolated them," he said. "We imposed restrictions on air travel, and my message was that if Iranian government officials love their country, well, they're stuck there right now. ".
"They can no longer fly to London to see their families, go to Paris to visit their girlfriends, or go to Geneva to check their money.