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Scott Bessent: “We agreed that the strait [of Hormuz] must be open.”

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

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Scott Bessent Takes Reporters' Questions At G20 Finance Meeting In Asheville, North Carolina

Published | Video Starts at 18:21

Has China made any specific commitments this week to help with the blockade or efforts to reopen? No, I didn't say that there was a specific agreement. I said We agreed that the strait [of Hormuz] must be open. Thank you. Mr. Secretary. With the economic pressure on Iran as well as the kinetic strikes we're seeing, do you believe that we are closer to the end or are we in the middle of this conflict with Iran? (18:21–18:24)

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Asserts an agreement that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open.

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