Trump Shares WSJ Editorial Hailing Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Campaign

Trump posts a Wall Street Journal opinion piece crediting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast for mounting economic pressure on Iran.

First Published: August 27, 2026, 10:07 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a Wall Street Journal editorial praising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s new economic pressure campaign against Iran, framing the effort as proof the administration’s strategy is working.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump Unleashes Scott Bessent on Iran: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-scott-bessent-sanctions-iran-oil-economy-96362772” on August 26, 2026 at 12:26 PM ET. Trump mentioned the source (see wsj) in the post.

This is Trump’s 22nd message released today, and the last post was 4 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 59 of his 610 posts over the last 30 days classified as Foreign Policy posts.

President Donald J. Trump posts a screenshot of a Wall Street Journal editorial, featuring text and a graph, on Truth Social in Washington D.C.

Scott Bessent serves as U.S. Treasury Secretary, leading the Treasury Department under Trump, according to home.treasury.gov. The shared editorial describes Bessent announcing Operation Economic Outcast against Iran and its enablers. Bessent is quoted saying the objective is “to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime until Tehran stands alone.”

Masoud Pezeshkian, named in the editorial, is the 9th President of Iran, according to biyografiler. The piece quotes Pezeshkian urging that “the war must come to an end at some point.”

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Trump Shares WSJ Editorial Hailing Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Campaign