Bessent Claims Hormuz Will Be A “Worthless Piece Of Water” In Two Years

September 1, 2026

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Writes Tyler Durden: 

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the audience at the Group of 20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, that Iran’s ability to weaponize the Strait of Hormuz will be reduced to zero because “oil will be going through pipelines across the land.”

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