Menteri keuangan Bessent membahas krisis minyak dan Iran di CNBC

Menteri Keuangan AS Scott Bessent tampil di CNBC pada Senin untuk membahas kenaikan harga minyak di tengah ketegangan dengan Iran. Ia menguraikan strategi pemerintahan untuk menetralkan kemampuan militer Iran dan mengelola gangguan pasokan minyak global. Bessent juga membela pengecualian sementara atas sanksi minyak Rusia.

Pada Senin, Menteri Keuangan AS Scott Bessent berbicara di CNBC tentang situasi saat ini di pasar energi global, dengan minyak yang diperdagangkan di AS mencapai $100 per barel hanya untuk kali ketiga dalam satu dekade. Ia menggambarkan fokus pada 'kepala ular' di Teheran dan menyatakan bahwa Presiden Trump bertujuan untuk 'melemahkan dan menghancurkan kemampuan-kemampuan, kemampuan militer rezim tersebut, menghancurkan Angkatan Laut, yang sudah dilakukan, Angkatan Udara, yang sudah dilakukan.' Bessent mencatat bahwa kampanye pengeboman sekarang menargetkan pabrik-pabrik untuk mencegah pembangunan kembali aset-aset tersebut, menyebutnya sebagai 'peluang generasional untuk mengakhiri ini.'

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Bitcoin holds $70,000 as oil surges near $100 amid Iran tensions

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Bitcoin has maintained its position around $70,000 despite a sharp rise in oil prices driven by escalating tensions with Iran. U.S. stocks tumbled on concerns over energy costs and private credit issues, while President Trump prioritized stopping Iran over price worries. Later, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's announcement on Russian oil eased some pressures, pushing Bitcoin toward $72,000.

President Trump justified U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear program despite oil prices topping $100 per barrel, following Iranian attacks on tankers that disrupted Gulf shipping. He prioritized preventing Iran's nuclear armament over short-term energy costs, announcing further measures to ease U.S. gas prices.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has launched Operation Economic Fury, a campaign targeting Iran's illicit oil networks and terror financiers with new sanctions. The US Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels, including the network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani. The measures include warnings of secondary sanctions and the non-renewal of oil purchase licenses expiring April 19.

Following his recent suggestion of winding down U.S. operations, President Trump threatened new strikes on Iran while lifting sanctions and requesting massive funding, underscoring strategic uncertainty in the third-week war.

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Three weeks after Iran's Strait of Hormuz blockade began, oil prices surged another 8% above $100 a barrel as US-Iran peace talks collapsed and the US Navy imposed its own blockade to curb Iranian exports. The escalation heightens global supply fears, with President Trump warning of sustained high fuel prices through November's midterm elections.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver a national address Wednesday evening on the status of the U.S. war against Iran, known as Operation Epic Fury. A White House official said the speech will provide an operational update, highlighting progress meeting or exceeding benchmarks. The address comes amid closed Strait of Hormuz, rising U.S. gas prices above $4 per gallon, and growing protests by veterans.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth criticized U.S. media coverage of the Iran conflict during a Friday briefing, arguing that television banners and reporting mischaracterize the fighting and that U.S. and Israeli strikes have sharply degraded Iran’s military capabilities.

 

 

 

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