Secretario del Tesoro Bessent discute crisis del petróleo e Irán en CNBC

El secretario del Tesoro de EE.UU., Scott Bessent, apareció en CNBC el lunes para abordar el aumento de los precios del petróleo en medio de las tensiones con Irán. Expuso la estrategia de la administración para neutralizar las capacidades militares de Irán y gestionar las disrupciones en el suministro global de petróleo. Bessent también defendió una exención temporal de las sanciones al petróleo ruso.

El lunes, el secretario del Tesoro de EE.UU., Scott Bessent, habló en CNBC sobre la situación actual en los mercados energéticos globales, con el petróleo negociado en EE.UU. alcanzando los 100 dólares por barril por solo la tercera vez en una década. Describió el enfoque en la 'cabeza de la serpiente' en Teherán y afirmó que el presidente Trump busca 'degradar y destruir las capacidades, las capacidades militares del régimen, destruir la Marina, que está hecho, la Fuerza Aérea, que está hecho'. Bessent señaló que las campañas de bombardeo ahora están dirigidas a fábricas para prevenir la recreación de estos activos, llamándolo una 'oportunidad generacional para terminar con esto'.

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