United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury (2025–)
| Born | 1962-08-21 · Conway, South Carolina |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Portrait: United States Department of the Treasury · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
What this person said on the record, as reported, newest first.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a plan to isolate Iran from the global economy and threatened countries that maintain ties with Tehran. Bloomberg experts assessed his remarks, including a plan for bond buybacks next month.
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Bloomberg Television
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said President Donald Trump is calling world leaders and asking them to halt all contacts with Iran. Bessent declined to identify the recipients, saying follow-up calls and visits from the State Department and Treasury would explain Washington’s expectations and deadlines, with consequences coming quickly if they fail to respond.
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TASS
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced expanded authority to impose secondary sanctions on entities and countries worldwide that maintain business ties with Iran, as Washington sharply intensifies economic pressure on Tehran.
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Reuters
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warns countries doing business with Iran that they could face economic punishment, saying the clock has started ticking.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said countries that do not comply with new US sanctions on Iran will effectively lose access to the dollar system. He did not say when the sectoral sanctions will take effect, but warned that secondary sanctions could be imposed quickly while Washington is prepared to wait for now.
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At a briefing, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is presenting additional penalties for Iran and linking them to the economic-pressure campaign he and President Donald Trump call an “economic D-Day.”
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says an agreement between the United States and Iran could be concluded as early as August 4-5. He says the arrangement would guarantee freedom of navigation through the waterway. The statement presents the prospective deal as addressing passage through the waterway and the two countries’ negotiations.
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A person familiar with the situation says Scott Bessent is staying at a military installation after Iran issued threats.
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NBC NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-12 13:48
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States and China should recognize their differences over artificial intelligence while exploring cooperation to reduce its risks and competing for AI supremacy.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 20:29
Scott Bessent and his family have relocated amid escalating threats attributed to Iran; former CIA station chief Dan Hoffman discusses reports that other Trump administration officials have also been threatened.
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Fox NewsOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-11 19:00
Bessent has moved to live on a military base because of safety concerns, joining several Trump administration officials in doing so.
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BBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 16:45
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved from his Washington home to a military base after alleged Iranian threats reportedly intensified following a Wall Street Journal report. An expert says Iran may be deliberately extending its retaliation beyond the Middle East. US bases in Britain have also faced security threats linked to Iran, though Tehran’s ambassador denied involvement in a plot against RAF Fairford.
AAl JazeeraOriginal★★★★☆2026-11-11 15:33
Sources say Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to a military base. He had been living in Washington, D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-11-11 14:35
Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich reports on Secretary Scott Bessent's move to a military base as he faces increased threats from Iran.
FFox NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 14:30
Bessent was reportedly moved to a military base because of Iranian threats against his life. The Justice Department said late Tuesday that three Iranian nationals had been indicted on terrorism-related charges.
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CNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 04:06
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently left his home and moved onto a military base following threats from Iran against his life, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 01:10
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent holds a press conference for a fraud task force in St. Cloud, Minnesota.
TThe White HouseOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-30 15:03
