Scott Bessent Declares Strait of Hormuz Will Be ‘Worthless’ Strategically to Iran — In Two Years

Source: www.mediaite.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:41:38 GMT

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be "worthless" to Iran in two years during a conversation with Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow at the Group of 20 finance ministers’ summit in North Carolina. The post Scott Bessent Declares Strait of Hormuz Will Be ‘Worthless’ Strategically to Iran — In Two Years first appeared on Mediaite.

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