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Scott Bessent: “The threat of attacks from Iran has closed the strait. We…”

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

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'BAND OF PIRATES': Bessent TORCHES Iran's navy as US flexes power in Strait of Hormuz

Published | Video Starts at 08:13

Again, all I say is Iran is the largest state sponsored terrorism and China has been buying 90% of their energy. So they are funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism, but more importantly, Iran. The threat of attacks from Iran has closed the strait. We are reopening it. So I would urge the Chinese to join us in supporting this international operation. You know, there are things moving through the UN That China and Russia have blocked. (08:13–08:20)

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Asserts that attacks from Iran closed the strait and that it is being reopened.

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