Scott Bessent defends U.S. military actions in Iran: ‘Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate’

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Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: ‘Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended strikes on Iran’s infrastructure since the U.S and Israel’s joint operation against the country began in February, saying “sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate.” His comments came just hours after President Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that he was giving Iranian leadership 48 … Read more

Anthropic CEO: We’re trying to “deescalate” Pentagon AI standoff to reach “some agreement that works for us and works for them”

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told investors on Tuesday that his company is still in talks with the Pentagon “to try to deescalate the situation” following a clash over AI guardrails in the military. CBS News exclusively obtained audio of Amodei’s remarks at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco. He told … Read more