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Scott Bessent: “With economic fury, we really made it painful for the…”

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

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Exclusive Interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

Gave the order and our great military executed it. And I think we accomplished 90% of what we could do then. And then With economic fury, we really made it painful for the Iranians to try to get out from under the sanctions regime. So at treasury, we control the sanctions authority. Many people ask me, in terms of the job, what's been your biggest surprise? I said that 40 to 60% is national security. (04:08–04:17)

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Asserts that economic measures have made it difficult for Iran to escape sanctions.

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