{"id":372875,"date":"2026-08-25T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-treasury-secretary-compares-fall-of-berlin-wall-to-iran-war-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T09:00:46","slug":"us-treasury-secretary-compares-fall-of-berlin-wall-to-iran-war-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-treasury-secretary-compares-fall-of-berlin-wall-to-iran-war-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"US treasury secretary compares fall of Berlin Wall to Iran war | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zYOMyYfYiYI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US treasury secretary compares fall of Berlin Wall to Iran war | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zYOMyYfYiYI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Iranian troops to resist military orders, comparing their situation to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, when East German security forces chose not to shoot at their compatriots. 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