Treasury Secretary Insists Trump Is “Jiu-Jitsuing the Iranians”

“Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.” That’s how Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended Donald Trump’s threats against Iranian leaders and infrastructure on Sunday, insisting on NBC’s Meet the Press that such bluster is “the only language the Iranians understand.” On Saturday night, the president posted on Truth Social that if Iran doesn’t “FULLY OPEN, […]