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Scott Bessent: “We know exactly who we are fighting against.”

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

Published March 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:12

And I know the Department of War zone thing, Mr. Secretary, but do we have an idea as to who we are fighting against right now? Sure. Well, We know exactly who we are fighting against. And if you want to use kind of historical analogy, think they're in Hitler's bunker, but Hitler is dead. And now they have dispersed out. (02:12–02:15)

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“The Saudis and UAE have diverted the production into the Red Sea.”
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