Scott Bessent: “The Iranian economy is in free fall.”

“I would say, unfortunately, Senator Reid, who had a distinguished military career has now joined the surrender lobby that this has been going on for three weeks, that The Iranian economy is in free fall. And to be clear here, this is an international humanitarian operation. We are opening the strait. The Iranians do not have control of the strait. And for him to say that it's sad.” (02:24–02:27)

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