Pezeshkian Says Iran 'Cannot Continue With War Forever' as Bessent Previews 'Economic D-Day'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country 'cannot continue with war forever,' a notably softer line than hardline officials' escalatory rhetoric the same day and read by analysts as evidence of divisions within Tehran's leadership over how to respond to Washington's looming sanctions push. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previewed the coming measures as an 'economic D-Day,' posting on X that 'at dawn begins an economic D-Day,' framing the campaign as the 'endgame' of US pressure on Tehran.