US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent making it very clear: Washington is willing to use the full force of its financial system to choke Iran economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That may look like strength, but it also confirms what much of the world already suspects, that access to the dollar system is conditional and can be weaponised at will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every time the US turns sanctions into a blunt instrument, it reinforces the case for countries to reduce their exposure to American financial dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You don\u2019t have to admire BRICS to understand the dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the world\u2019s reserve currency is used as leverage, other nations start building alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not out of ideology,out of self-preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Economic coercion doesn\u2019t just pressure adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It signals to neutral states that their sovereignty could be one policy shift away from being constrained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That accelerates diversification, parallel payment systems, and long-term de-dollarisation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Washington may believe it\u2019s tightening control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In reality, it may be steadily teaching the world how to operate without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Power used recklessly has a cost. And over time, the cost compounds……\u00b9<\/p>\n\n\n\n