BESSENT: IRAN IS NOT ABLE TO GET DOLLARS, AND FUNDING FOR THEIR PROXIES IS GOING DOWN - CNBC

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, as reported by CNBC, stated that Iran is unable to access U.S. dollars and that funding flowing to its regional proxy networks is declining. The transmission mechanism runs through sanctions enforcement and dollar-clearing access: restricting Iran's ability to transact in dollars squeezes its hard-currency liquidity, raises the cost of financing proxy groups, and can tighten the broader Iranian rial and oil-export revenue channel. Assets most directly exposed include Iranian-linked instruments and the rial, while second-order exposure runs to crude oil, since shifts in Iranian export flows and sanctions pressure can alter global supply expectations and Brent pricing. Traders should watch for further OFAC designations or Treasury enforcement actions targeting Iranian oil shipping and shadow-banking networks, along with weekly Iranian crude export estimates from tanker-tracking data.

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