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Scott Bessent: “Iran was the head of the snake for global terrorism…”

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

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Treasury Secretary Bessent: U.S. is allowing Iranian tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Published | Video Starts at 01:08

And now the bombing campaigns are going after the factories so that they cannot recreate these things. And we want to destroy the Iranian ability to project power outside of their borders. And you know, Brian, Iran was the head of the snake for global terrorism everywhere, whether it was through their proxies or, you know, there were Iranian guard members, the in Venezuela, there's Hezbollah in Colombia. They, they're interacting with Cuba. You know, everywhere that there is chaos and terrorist mayhem, it is Iran. So this is a generational opportunity to end this. (01:08–01:23)

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Asserts that Iran is a central figure in global terrorism, with influence in Venezuela and Colombia.

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