— Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. embassies worldwide to deliver a diplomatic demarche on “Operation Economic Outcast” to the highest levels of host governments, Axios reports.Embassies were told to demand that countries “immediately and systematically” cut trade with Iran, identify illicit Iranian business activity, and warn that countries, companies, and individuals continuing to do business with Iran risk sanctions and losing access to the dollar system.
The Trump administration is working to establish an interagency task force to coordinate the implementation and enforcement of its economic pressure campaign against Iran.
