Trump downplays restarting Iran strikes, Bessent presses G20 allies for sanctions support

President Trump is downplaying the resumption of back and forth strikes with Iran yesterday. Meanwhile as the war continues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was busy at a G20 finance meeting yesterday, trying to gather more support for economic sanctions against Tehran. Economic policy reporter for The New York Times Alan Rappeport joins Way Too Early to break it all down.  MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: / @msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People Newsletter for exclusive content from your favorite MS NOW anchors. Sign up now for free at https://ms.now/joinus MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class opinion journalism. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day click here: https://www.ms.now/ #News #Politics Trump #G20 #ScottBessent #Iran

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