Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be 'worthless' in 2 years
01-09-2026 22:16 via thehill.com

Bessent predicts Strait of Hormuz will be 'worthless' in 2 years

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will be “worthless” to the oil industry in two years. Speaking to Fox Business’s Larry Kudlow on the sidelines of the Group of 20 finance ministers' summit in North Carolina, Bessent argued the key waterway is “not a choke point” for the U.S. In...
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