Scott Bessent, Trump's Treasury secretary, on Iran policy: "We are telling people, either you are with us, or against us." That's not negotiation. That's not diplomacy. That's Bush administration cowboy rhetoric dusted off and recycled. Bessent is supposed to handle economic pressure, sanctions architecture, financial isolation. Instead he's openly threatening the entire world with a binary choice on Iran while the White House stumbles through conflicting messages on everything else. This fits the pattern: Netanyahu brags about manipulating Trump on Iran, Bessent delivers the muscle, and anyone questioning the strategy gets read out of the coalition.