United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated on Thursday that “we do not have unlimited patience” for Iran. While speaking at a White House press briefing, Bessent argued that “we did not have a regime change in Iran, but we changed the regime.” He explained that the Iranian government, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the religious leadership are the “three pillars” in Tehran, which have been having “trouble communicating” due to US strikes.
“We are being patient … President [Donald] Trump always prefers a peace deal, so everything that we have done thus far has been defensive, and at present that is what we will continue doing,”
Bessent said, hinting at a possible renewal of strikes if Trump “doesn’t think he can have a peace deal.”