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Scott Bessent: “Iranians who want to make the pilgrimage to Mecca or Medina…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds White House press briefing — 5/28/2026

Published | Video Starts at 13:55

Describe how that looks. Well, a couple of things on the airlines. One thing that we're not going to do is restrict movement for religious reasons. So Iranians who want to make the pilgrimage to Mecca or Medina will be allowed. We also allowed valid humanitarian reasons. But the other thing we can do is that when these airlines fly, they have to be refueled. They sell tickets, they pay landing fees. (13:55–14:01)

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Asserts that Iranians will be allowed to travel for religious pilgrimages.

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