Iran Facing Multifront War as Bessent Ratchets Up Financial Squeeze

When I interviewed Secretary Scott Bessent last Friday at the Reagan Library, he made a number of important points. Wartime points. That is why I have called him the best wartime Treasury secretary since World War II. First of all, at the direction of President Trump he has authored Operation Economic Fury, which is the Iranian blockade that will continue for as far as the eye can see, no matter what happens to the American negotiations with Iran. Mr. Bessent suggested there was no sign of letti