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25 Aug 2026, 20:28

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, criticized the statements of Scott Basset, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, regarding new sanctions against Iran by sharing a part of a video from a press conference on the social media platform X.

In this video, a reporter refers to Basset's claim about the beginning of "D-Day" for the economy and asks him why the sanctions are not being implemented immediately. Basset responds, "Why would I want to blow up the global financial system?"

Qalibaf sarcastically pointed out this contradiction in the U.S. Treasury Secretary's remarks, writing: "He first says it's economic D-Day! But five seconds later, he asks why he would want to blow up the global financial system? Sir, this is not Normandy Beach; this is a comedy show, and you've even forgotten your own script!"
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