Monday, March 23, 2026

POLITICS_ US May 'Escalate to De-escalate' Against Iran: Treasury Chief

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US May 'Escalate to De-escalate' Against Iran: Treasury Chief



Sunday, 22 March 2026 11:58 AM EDT


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 of Hormuz, just a day after saying US objectives were "very close" and that he was considering "winding down" the war.

Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" if Trump was winding down or escalating the war, Bessent said: "They're not mutually exclusive. Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate."

"This is the only language the Iranians understand," he argued.

Iran's threats against shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global gas and oil supplies flows, have caused energy prices to soar around the world.

Bessent, as part of efforts to abate market turmoil, has temporarily lifted US sanctions on Iranian and Russian oil that had already been loaded onto ships.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/politics/bessent-iran/2026/03/22/id/1250356/

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Sunday, March 22, 2026

US_ Waltz: 'All Options' Open on Iran Strikes, Including Nuke Plants (NEWSMAX)

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Waltz: 'All Options' Open on Iran Strikes, Including Nuke Plants

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By Newsmax Wires | Sunday, 22 March 2026 03:05 PM EDT


U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz said Sunday that "all options should be on the table" as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Iran, including potential strikes on an Iranian nuclear power plants and other vital infrastructure.

"Well, I would never take anything off the table for the president, certainly not on national television," Waltz told
CBS News' "Face the Nation."

"However, there are larger plants," he added. "There is one outside of Tehran. There are others outside of other cities that are gas-fired, thermal-powered."

He added that it's important to understand that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is a "declared terrorist organization, not only by us but in a number of European countries" and that it "controls a huge swath of Iran's critical infrastructure, their economy, and certainly many of their governing institutions.

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READ MORE: https://www.newsmax.com/politics/mike-waltz-iran-war/2026/03/22/id/1250367/

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US_ Trump Post Casts Democrats as Main Threat to America (By Jim Thomas - NEWSMAX)

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Trump Post Casts Democrats as Main Threat to America

By Jim Thomas | Sunday, 22 March 2026 10:55 AM EDT


President Donald Trump escalated his political attacks on Democrats on Sunday as he pressed Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and blamed Democrat resistance for a prolonged Department of Homeland Security funding fight that has disrupted airport operations and left thousands of federal security workers without pay.

In a Truth Social message
posted Sunday, Trump wrote: "Now with the death of Iran, the greatest enemy America has is the Radical Left, Highly Incompetent, Democrat Party! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT," sharpening his criticism of political opponents while linking foreign policy tensions to domestic legislative battles.

Trump has made passage of the SAVE America Act a central demand in recent weeks, saying he would not sign other legislation until the elections measure advances.

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WORLD_ G7 ‘ready’ to protect energy supply amid Iran’s Hormuz chokehold (Zach LaChance - WASHINGTON EXAMINER)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER

G7 ‘ready’ to protect energy supply amid Iran’s Hormuz chokehold

By Zach LaChance
March 21, 2026 5:29 pm

VIDEO

The Group of Seven has signaled it is committed to protecting the global energy supply as the Iran war continues to roil the oil trade and market.

In a
statement on Saturday, the leaders of the G7 said they “stand ready to take necessary measures to support global supply of energy,” while also reaffirming the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed.

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US_ Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not open in 48 hours (Zach LaChance - WASHINGTON EXAMINER)

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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s power plants if Strait of Hormuz not open in 48 hours

By Zach LaChance
March 21, 2026 8:01 pm

VIDEO

President Donald Trump has given Iran two days to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face more strikes, this time targeting their power plants.

“If Iran doesn’t FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he
posted on Truth Social.

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US_ Bessent says Trump deserves ’empathy’ after he celebrated Mueller’s death (Asher Notheis - WASHINGTON EXAMINER)

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Bessent says Trump deserves ’empathy’ after he celebrated Mueller’s death

By Asher Notheis
March 22, 2026 1:42 pm

VIDEO

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cited the FBI’s raid on President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort when asked about Trump’s statement on former FBI Director Robert Mueller’s death.

Trump is receiving backlash for saying he’s “glad” Mueller died at 81, saying the former director “can no longer hurt innocent people” on Truth Social. Bessent said Sunday he watched footage of “what may have been an illegal raid” on Mar-a-Lago when asked about the appropriateness of Trump’s remark.

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“[The FBI was] going through his wife’s wardrobe, and I watched the look in his eye, and I think that neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and to his family,” Bessent said on NBC’s Meet the Press.
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TIPSHEET_ Trump Just Made a Major Move After Democrats Crossed His Red Line (Joseph Chalfant - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Trump Just Made a Major Move After Democrats Crossed His Red Line

Joseph Chalfant | March 22, 2026 10:30 AM


AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell


President Donald Trump announced early Sunday morning that he would follow through on his promise to deploy ICE agents to airports around the nation. The news comes as Democrats once again refused to fund the Department of Homeland Security over their desires to keep immigration enforcement from conducting operations at polling sites.

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TIPSHEET_ Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Investigator Behind the Russian Collusion Hoax, Dies at 81 (Joseph Chalfant - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller, Investigator Behind the Russian Collusion Hoax, Dies at 81

Joseph Chalfant | March 21, 2026 1:55 PM


AP Photo/Andrew Harnik


Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller has passed away at the age of 81. The cause of death is unknown, but he had reportedly suffered from Parkinson’s before his death.

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Saturday, March 21, 2026

TIPSHEET_ Elon Musk Offers a Lifeline to Unpaid TSA Workers Amid DHS Shutdown (Jeff Charles - TOWNHALL)

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TIPSHEET

Elon Musk Offers a Lifeline to Unpaid TSA Workers Amid DHS Shutdown

Jeff Charles | March 21, 2026 1:00 PM


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Elon Musk has offered to pay the salaries of TSA workers who are currently working without pay because of the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown.

Congress is locked in a standoff over DHS funding, with Democrats demanding reforms as a condition of supporting funding. Republicans are refusing to budge on the issue, arguing that reforms should be taken up separately.

In a post on X, Musk wrote, “I would like to offer to pay the salaries of TSA personnel during this funding impasse that is negatively affecting the lives of so many Americans at airports throughout the country.”

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WORLD_ Trump’s Call for a Hormuz Escort Tests the CCP and Gives Taiwan an Opportunity: Analysts (Alex Wu - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Trump’s Call for a Hormuz Escort Tests the CCP and Gives Taiwan an Opportunity: Analysts

While China is unwilling to turn on Iran, the U.S. president’s request provides Taiwan a chance to boost its international standing, they said.


A navy vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, 2026. Sahar Al Attar/AFP via Getty Images

Alex Wu
3/21/2026|Updated: 3/21/2026


As the Iran war puts shipping in the Strait of Hormuz near a complete halt, President Donald Trump has called on countries to join a naval escort to reopen the crucial passage. The Chinese communist regime’s response exposes its true intent, while Taiwan has an opportunity to better position itself on the international stage, according to analysts.

About 20 percent of the world’s oil supply and 20 percent of its supply of liquefied natural gas pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s disruption of shipping in the waterway has a serious impact on global energy supplies, especially in Asian countries.

According to public data, China accounts for 37 percent of the crude oil transported through the strait, followed by India at 14.7 percent, South Korea at 12 percent, and Japan at 10.9 percent. Approximately 70 percent of Taiwan’s crude oil imports and 38 percent of its natural gas supply transit the waterway.

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