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Scott Bessent: “He vowed that this would be the 'greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.'”

On the recordAugust 24, 2026
He vowed that this would be the 'greatest coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.'
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Scott Bessent

Editor's note · Context

Describing the scale of economic measures against Iran.

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