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							<title><![CDATA[Iran in Terminal Decline, Economy Is in Free Fall]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/08/25/scott-bessent-is-right-about-iran-attack-economy/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Ludovic Hood</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the Trump administration'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s planned '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('œ').';'economic D-Day'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('�').';' for Iran: a patient campaign to financially strangle the regime in Tehran.]]></description>
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