{"id":19341,"date":"2026-03-22T14:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/22\/treasury-secretary-defends-u-s-military-actions-in-iran-sometimes-you-have-to-escalate-to-de-escalate-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T14:48:12","slug":"treasury-secretary-defends-u-s-military-actions-in-iran-sometimes-you-have-to-escalate-to-de-escalate-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/03\/22\/treasury-secretary-defends-u-s-military-actions-in-iran-sometimes-you-have-to-escalate-to-de-escalate-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: &#8216;Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate&#8217; &#8211; NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiyAFBVV95cUxPTkpLLTd4M2J1ZTVSWERYS0xYODEwU3JaS2dNUTFxWmQyYzhHaXNHcnNWSDU2Y1BJcVlDZ0IzbkNWTGlTYlE0THQycnBsVGlxNG85cGVHSEFDS0NiMDBTT3BsUjBqdlZoMW45ay1JT1lZbkhWcXBjWmh6SHdKbm1RVmJzWWlrMzlnYjJIWDhHaEI0aFFJUURNa2Zlb3Z4aDl6MFhNLXF2MFdwWEd0V0dsUkZpMjEzcWlqX25rcWNfSzkyc3Z3cHJOdQ?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Treasury secretary defends U.S. military actions in Iran: &#8216;Sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">NBC News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMipgFBVV95cUxObUxnNHk2VHM2S0FuSFgyLWQ3cW15SDlvcVZxMU56REh3R3ZfNWowVHFhZTgwakZwUk9uVG9KUHdDb2E0SmRRcmFLX3VIUS1vQkFhVG9PNE5OcURkTVRqQXpuQ202cmpuQWh3c1NXSEVOT2d5eml1RXNTSWQ5VHZWSFpORDlmbWwwNUZWM2V6clBPVFZDZVp4Q1lpWWxTRHNEOEVBcG1n?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Bessent says &#8216;sometimes you have to escalate to de-escalate&#8217; 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