Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an event to launch Trump Accounts at the White House in Washington, July 6, 2026. President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By MICHAEL CROWLEY Soon after taking office last year, President Donald Trump issued a directive laying out his “maximum economic pressure” policy against Iran. Yet Trump…
