00:00My message today is to the Iranian leadership on behalf of the people of Iran who cannot
00:06speak for themselves.
00:08Last March, we predicted that President Trump's maximum pressure campaign against the Iranian
00:14regime would accelerate an economic collapse.
00:17Since then, our sanctions efforts have been effective in slashing oil exports and cutting
00:23revenue.
00:24The currency and living conditions are in freefall.
00:28The early warning signs are already flashing in the Iranian economy.
00:33The regime continues to egregiously mismanage its economic resources with additional subsidies
00:39and price controls.
00:41The central bank is broke and printing money.
00:44Hyperinflation is next.
00:47Rather than building a prosperous Iran, the regime has chosen to squander what remains
00:53of the nation's oil revenues on nuclear weapons development, missiles, and terrorist proxies
01:00around the world.
01:01Civilians are rightly protesting mismanagement and economic collapse.
01:07President Trump stands with the people of Iran and has ordered Treasury to sanction members
01:12of the regime.
01:14Iran's leaders have brutally responded to peaceful demonstrations with violence, from mass shootings
01:20in the street to attacks on wounded victims in hospitals.
01:24Today's sanctions target 18 individuals and entities that the regime uses to evade sanctions on Iranian
01:31oil and divert proceeds from its energy sales away from the rightful owners, the Iranian people.
01:38Tehran's natural resources belong to its people and not its brutal dictators.
01:44Treasury will continue to target Iranian networks and corrupt elites that enrich themselves at the expense
01:52of average Iranian.
01:54This includes the regime's attempts to exploit digital assets to evade sanctions and finance
02:00cyber-criminal operations.
02:03Additionally, President Trump has announced a 25 percent tariff on countries that continue
02:09to do business with Iran.
02:11Our message to the Iranian people is clear.
02:15Your demands are legitimate.
02:16You are protesting for a noble cause, and the United States supports you and your efforts
02:22to peacefully oppose the regime's mismanagement and brutality.
02:27Our message to the Iranian leaders is also clear.
02:31U.S. Treasury knows that like rats on a sinking ship, you are frantically wiring funds stolen from
02:38Iranian families to banks and financial institutions around the world.
02:43Rest assured, we will track them and you.
02:47But there's still time if you choose to join us.
02:50As President Trump has said, stop the violence and stand with the people of Iran.
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