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Scott Bessent: “The Strait of Hormuz has to free transit navigation of the…”

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

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LIVE: White House press briefing with Scott Bessent

Published | Video Starts at 05:47

… talked about it at the cabinet meeting that he has several red lines and Iran has to turn over their highly enriched uranium. They cannot pursue a nuclear weapon and The Strait of Hormuz has to free transit navigation of the Seas. has to be free and open as it was before. So he's not going to take a bad deal. He's going to make a great deal for the American people. (05:47–05:55)

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