US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to the press outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2026. Bessent on Thursday warned allies that they were either "with us or against us" on economically isolating Iran, after President Donald Trump announced a new push on that front. A plan to sharply increase pain from economic sanctions on Iran aims to "collapse" the country's government, Bessent said. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)