Washington doubles the economic blockade on Iran, vowing that the financial war will 'get worse'.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, announced that Washington intends to escalate its economic stranglehold on Tehran, and claimed at the G7 Foreign Ministers' Summit in Paris that severe sanctions are actually blunting Iranian capabilities.
In statements reported by Reuters, Rubio dismissed immediate calls for major combat operations, claiming inside sources advised him that "the economic campaign against Iran is working so well that there is no need for major combat operations. ".
Rubio, who vowed to increase financial warfare against the Islamic Republic, specifically warned that "the economic pressure on Iran is going to get even worse. ".
The aggressive rhetoric underscores Washington's reliance on collective punishment tactics, using crippling sanctions and coercive measures to cripple the Iranian economy in order to further harm the local population.