Bessent Says US to Press Ahead in Iran War With Hormuz in Sights

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said US-Israeli attacks on Iran are aimed at destroying its fortifications along the Strait of Hormuz while Iranian leaders face a Monday deadline from President Donald Trump to reopen the waterway.

Trump will “take whatever steps it takes” to achieve stated US goals including destroying Iran’s air force and navy, denying it the ability to have nuclear weapons and “their ability to project power internationally,” Bessent said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Bessent’s comments, combined with Trump’s demand Saturday that Iran “fully open, without threat” the strait, were a signal of resolve as spiking oil ...