Iran Protests: Money - and the Lack of It - Can Change Everything

Last night's communal event watch was pretty neat (and thank YOU guys for keeping me company), seeing pieces start to move into place, or ones revealed that most of us - including moi - were unaware of. AP Photo/Kin Cheung One of the big surprises was the mullah money flowing out of the country post-haste. There was this report that Khamenei's spawn has transferred some $1.5B to accounts in Dubai, and another on more leaving for other safe havens. But the best was that our dreamboat Treasury Secretary KNEW it, and was tracking every last rial transferred for later clawback action. BREAKING: Scott Bessent reveals Treasury is tracking tens of millions of dollars fleeing Iran as its leaders know the end is near and try to escape sanctions. - Overton (@overton_news) The Treasury Secretary called it “rats fleeing the ship.” BESSENT: “And Rob the other thing as Treasury who carries out... pic.twitter.com/2ZNk6J1e2o January 15, 2026 ...BESSENT: “And Rob the other thing as Treasury who carries out the sanctions we can see is we are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country, snuck out of the country by the Iranian leadership.” "So they are abandoning ship, and we are seeing it come into banks and financial institutions all over the world.” “And what we do at Treasury is we follow the money, whether it is through the banking system or through digital assets.” “We are going to trace these assets and they will not be able to keep them.” Everything we saw about the ruling hierarchy making bug-out arrangements last night is being confirmed this morning. The country, it is said, is 'bleeding' cash with the frantic exodus in addition to the blood from the wounds on bodies in the streets. ...Meanwhile, the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader has reportedly transferred $1.5 billion to Dubai bank accounts as the Islamic Republic teeters on the edge of collapse, an indication that the ruling family may be preparing exit strategies. The United States treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, confirmed such a theory, noting on Wednesday that Washington is tracking what he described as a surge of capital flight by Iran’s ruling elite, telling Newsmax that “we are now seeing the rats fleeing the ship because we can see millions, tens of millions of dollars being wired out of the country, snuck out of the country by the Iranian leadership.” Mr. Bessent vowed to trace the huge sums and declared that Iranian leaders “will not be able to keep them.” As Iran’s elite scramble to secure their fortunes, the region appears to be moving toward a far more dangerous phase. What we haven't covered is 'the money' and the bank crisis that many are saying precipitated this wholesale eruption in the streets to begin with. I thought I'd try to give you all a little of the background on that since we seem to be in somewhat of a...

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