India, March 23 -- As the Iran-US war has dragged on for over three weeks now, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump is "defanging the Iranian regime" and bringing peace to the Middle East. Track updates on Middle East conflict

"What we had was illusion of security. Imagine if this regime had another year or two to build their missile capabilities. They would have built a shield around themselves and it would have been impossible to prevent them from obtaining a nuclear weapon," Bessent said during NBC's "Meet the Press" TV show.

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"There is no prosperity without security, and what we had before was the illusion of security. Thanks to President Trump's decisive action, our world is now a safer and more ...