Baqaei released a video of Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, in which he speaks with pride about the seizure of assets belonging to Iran.
He also quoted an excerpt from the play “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, likening the official to a giant’s robe upon a dwarfish thief.
The excerpt is as follows:
“Now does he feel his title
Hang loose about him, like a giant’s robe Upon a dwarfish thief.”
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June 9, 2026, 9:06 a.m.
News ID: 86177358
Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that it is shameful to take pride in robbing the Iranian people of their property.