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As the US-Iran war reached its six-month mark, Washington rolled out a fresh round of sanctions targeting Iran, including action against an Egyptian bank accused of facilitating Iranian transactions. US officials have described the sanctions push as an 'economic D-Day' intended to cripple Iran's oil exports and financial networks. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf publicly mocked US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over his claim that the US had 'guided 130 million barrels out over the past 14 days' against Iran's 'zero,' calling him a liar and citing economist Paul Krugman's critique of the claim. The exchange highlights an escalating war of words over the true effectiveness of US sanctions and naval enforcement in curbing Iranian oil exports.