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Scott Bessent: “It is better for the world and worse for them if they are…”

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

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's America 250 Address: Economic Statecraft, Tariffs, and the Dollar

Published | Video Starts at 27:12

And the Iranians were always selling their oil. They were always selling it to the Chinese and at a discount. And what I would say is It is better for the world and worse for them if they are getting, let's say it's the Brent rate, 75, $76 today, the full rate, rather than where we were a few weeks ago at $115 and getting 80% of that. So, and again, this is a very conditional performance based negotiation and we are offering them carrots and then there are sticks. Well, to that point. (27:12–27:32)

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Asserts that it is better globally and worse for Iran if they sell oil at the full Brent rate rather than a discounted rate.

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