Scott Bessent: “Project Freedom is something that's been in the works.”

“I think there were at least a dozen Iranians on board. And it was seen as a sign of a good faith. Was Project Freedom done in coordination with Iran today? Absolutely not. Project Freedom is something that's been in the works. and we would encourage the Iranians to let these more than 300 vessels leave that, you know, they can fire on them. They're, I think it's called the Mosquito Navy is being swatted.” (03:02–03:07)

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