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Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: 'Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate' (www.nbcnews.com)

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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.”

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 5 points 49 minutes ago

[–] BennyTheExplorer@lemmy.world 5 points 50 minutes ago

"War is peace"

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

It's incredible how inept this regime is... I think it would be hard to get stupider people in power

[–] Kintarian@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago

The bombings will continue until morale improves

[–] Naich@piefed.world 10 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Your politicians are idiots. It must be quite embarrassing for you.

[–] slemptastrophe@piefed.social 4 points 1 hour ago

It truly is.

[–] reversedposterior@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I don't know whether they are idiots or just that they know most people are even bigger idiots

[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 18 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Since when is the treasury secretary involved in us foreign policy and waging war?

[–] apftwb@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

"Director Money, what would happen, hypothetically, if the oil barrels cost $150"