Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: 'Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate' [View all]
Source: NBC News
March 22, 2026, 10:30 AM EDT / Updated March 22, 2026, 10:48 AM EDT
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended strikes on Iran’s infrastructure since the U.S. and Israel began their joint war against the country in February, saying “sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.”
His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that he was giving Iranian leadership 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or risk U.S. military strikes that “will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
Bessent defended Trump’s rhetoric, saying it’s “the only language the Iranians understand.”
Early Sunday, a spokesperson for Iran’s military command headquarters warned that if the U.S. strikes oil infrastructure, Iran will respond in kind.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/treasury-secretary-bessent-us-military-actions-iran-escalate-oil-rcna264608
Why is the head of the U.S. Treasury commenting at all about MILITARY decisions? Where is Kegsbreath or is he incapacitated (or partying with Keystone Kash)?
We need "proof of life" here.
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