Scott Bessent

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Bannon`s War Room · Episode 5613: Treasury Sec Scott Bessent Brings Economic DDay To Iran · 24 Aug 2026 podcast

No nation should expect to enjoy the rewards of our system while helping those who seek to destroy it. matched

It is now a time for world leaders to make a decision between prosperity and isolation, peace and terror. matched

America and Iran. matched

The campaign we begin today will gather force with every day that follows, and it will not end until this regime stands alone. matched

Well we we are giving everyone the opportunity the uh to remedy bad behavior. matched

Why would I want to blow up the global financial system? matched

We believe that it is important to level set matched

And give people a cure period, but they should know that that will move very quickly and that we are serious. matched

Secondary sanctions are a very powerful tool, and we here at Treasury, uh this is Gene Lang, the acting under-secretary for terrorism finance. matched

And in the Terrorism Finance Department and at OFAC, the reason we are able to use secondary sanctions is because matched

We do not take their use lightly. matched

So we believe that a warning shot matched

And a level set of expectations is appropriate and if people do not want to meet our expectations, then we expect and they should expect that they should will leave the dollar system. matched

Okay. matched

Thank you all. matched

Uh we want to make clear to h here today that no one is above the reach of US sanctions, that if they facilitate transactions and are part of the ecosystem that turns Iranian oil into money, into repression, they will be targeted. matched

We find that the best way to engage with countries is through quiet diplomacy. matched

And we are level setting with every country to tell them our expectations. matched

We know who they are, they know who they are, so when the hammer of US Treasury actions falls upon them, they will have no one to blame but themselves. matched

Yeah, well what why don't we work backwards? matched

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