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Scott Bessent: “I believe that there's been a real step, function change in…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Paul Gigot in Conversation with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 02:43

So the Gulf countries, UAE and others are done trying to use Iranian assets and accept them. I believe that there's been a real step, function change in their [Gulf countries'] willingness to tolerate their neighbor. which, you know, one understood. But now having been, I think, cutters and 14% of their GDP destroyed with just a few missiles, UAE, I think, has taken over 1200 hits and Saudi the same. (02:43–02:56)

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Asserts that Gulf countries have changed their stance on tolerating Iran.

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