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applegrove

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Sun Mar 22, 2026, 09:12 PM Mar 22

Scott Bessent defending US buying Iranian oil: [View all]


https://www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/treasury-secretary-melts-down-trying


Again, Kristen, why don’t we have good facts here? That Iranian oil was always going to be sold to the Chinese. It was going to be sold at a discount. So, which, which is better, Kristen? The uh, which is better? If oil prices spike to $150 and they were getting 70% of that? Or oil prices below $100? It’s better to have them where they are now. And to be clear, we had always planned for this contingency. About 140 million barrels are out on the water. In essence, we are Jiu-Jitsuing the Iranians.
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