The 'Economic D-Day' Doctrine: A Reckless Abandonment of Principled Statecraft

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared the Trump administration's plan to apply 'maximum economic pressure' will likely negate the need for large-scale military action against Iran, aiming to 'squash the economy' of what he termed a 'murderous regime'. This strategy of extreme coercion, framed as 'ECONOMIC D-DAY', represents a dangerous and anti-human escalation that abandons diplomacy for a…