US may ‘escalate to de-escalate’ against Iran: Treasury chief

Synopsis America’s top finance official suggests escalating military action against Iran to end the ongoing conflict. This comes as President Trump signals conflicting objectives for the US campaign. The Treasury Secretary believes this approach is necessary to achieve peace and remove Iran’s nuclear threat. The United States may need to “escalate” its attacks against Iran to be able to wind down the war, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, after President Donald Trump gave seemingly contradictory trajectories for the US military campaign. Trump on Saturday threatened to “obliterate” Iranian energy plants if Tehran did not fully open the pivotal Strait…