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Scott Bessent: “Nothing is going to be on the table until we see the Strait…”

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 08:25

So just to be clear, is sanctions relief for Iran on the table? Again, it is a multifaceted agreement and Nothing is going to be on the table until we see the Strait of Hormuz open and the Iranians agree that they have to turn over the highly enriched uranium and that they can't have a nuclear program. And to be clear here that this administration, President Trump, has done something that no other administration is able to do. (08:25–08:41)

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Asserts conditions for negotiations with Iran, including opening the Strait of Hormuz and ending Iran's nuclear program.

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