The United States is preparing to intensify financial measures against entities suspected of laundering money for Iran, with Bessent saying the U.S. will restrict their access to dollars. The strategy targets Iran’s financial networks, including exchange houses and digital-asset channels, in an effort to increase economic pressure and further isolate the country from the global financial system. Prediction-market pricing indicates participants see the measures as reducing the likelihood of a U.S.-Iran deal in 2026, with odds for related negotiations declining. Observers will monitor Iran’s response, reactions from global financial institutions, changes in the diplomatic positions of U.S. and Iranian negotiators, and markets tied to uranium enrichment and surrender agreements. Vera offers live prediction-market analysis related to the developments.