US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Urges China to Help Open Strait of Hormuz
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on China to increase diplomatic pressure on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, asserting that the US has 'absolute control' over the strategic waterway. Bessent implied that China's energy purchases from Iran fund Tehran's activities. The remarks came amid heightened tensions over the strait's closure.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz even as he stressed that the US has “absolute control” over the strategic waterway. “Let’s see [China] step up with some diplomacy and get the Iranians to open the strait,” Bessent said in a Fox News interview. “Iran is the largest state sponsor of terrorism and China has been buying 90 per cent of their energy, so they are funding the largest state sponsor of...
Scott Bessent says US has 'absolute control' of Hormuz, but calls on China to 'step up' with diplomacy to reopen strait.