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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bessent predicts Iran’s economic collapse ‘in the next two weeks’

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump eliminates Bessent from list of possible AI czars

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. and China open communication line over alarming AI incidents

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

U.S. seeks to shut down Iranian airlines starting Wednesday

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

In this photo taken with a smartphone, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, address reporters in New York, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Sedensky)

Bessent: U.S. proposes AI incident alert system in talks with China

By Matt Sedensky - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Bessent cites progress in cutting off Tehran’s financial lifelines

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Treasury Secretary Bessent says he would work with House GOP leaders on Trump dividend plan

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Bessent tells Carney to stop yapping and start governing

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with members of the media as he arrives at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

Bessent likens Carney to a ‘yapping’ Dachshund amid trade spat

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stands at the podium for a rehearsal before the Republican convention Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

‘Brink of ruin’: Bessent blasts Biden’s economic record at GOP convention

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Iran has just 30 million barrels of oil left to sell

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The Treasury Department building is pictured at dusk in Washington, June 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Treasury targets Turkey-based bank with new sanctions over its ties to Iran

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

IRS says it will deny tax-exempt status to private schools that practice affirmative action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Cutting off Iran's economic escape routes to China illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Destroy Iran’s ‘escape routes’ to end war

By Ariel Cohen

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent says 19 finance ministers agreed ‘cheap exports’ are unsustainable, but China dissented

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Asheville, N.C., Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Bessent huddles with G20 to try to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP

By Fatima Hussein - Associated Press

A pro-government demonstrator waves an Iranian flag during a gathering in a square in Tehran, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

‘Economic terrorism’: Iran warns other countries against enforcing U.S. sanctions

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

Washington's Iran sanctions have a China and Russia problem. Illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times.

Washington’s Iran sanctions have a China and Russia problem

By Michele Kernitsky

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at a news conference, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at the Treasury Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

U.S. expands sanctions on Iran as economic pressure campaign accelerates

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times