Trump Shares WSJ Editorial Hailing Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Campaign
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Trump Shares WSJ Editorial Hailing Bessent’s Iran Sanctions Campaign

Trump posts a Wall Street Journal opinion piece crediting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast for mounting economic pressure on Iran.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 27, 2026, 10:07 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a Wall Street Journal editorial praising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent‘s new economic pressure campaign against Iran, framing the effort as proof the administration’s strategy is working.