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The John Batchelor Show

Trump’s Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran

Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Mary Kissel Hudson Institute
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
Mary Kissel
WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent takes questions during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on August 24, 2026, as he announces a new set of sanctions against Iran, describing the measures as âan economic D-Day.❠(Photo by Mehmet Eser/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent takes questions during a press conference at the Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2026. (Getty Images)

Mary Kissel joins the John Batchelor Show to analyze President Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign against Iran, asserting that its success relies on penalizing large Chinese financial institutions. She also covers the escalating trade war with Canada.