Trump signed off on the measure last week, granting a 30-day exemption allowing Russian at see cargoes to be sold on global markets until April 11.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it’s not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent said any delay to Trump’s trip to Beijing would not be because of disagreements over the Iran war or efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Following is the unofficial transcript of a CNBC interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on CNBC's "Squawk Box" (M-F, 6AM-9AM ET) today, Monday, March 16. Following a

President Donald Trump abruptly ordered Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to the White House Situation Room while Bessent was in the middle of a live media interview. The urgent summons occurred approximately 13 minutes into a conversation with Sky News' Wilfred Frost at the Treasury Department's Cash Room.

Bessent was abruptly summoned to the White House Situation Room on Thursday during an on camera discussion about Iran.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday paused an interview with Sky News to attend a meeting with President Trump in the White House Situation Room before resuming the interview. Bessent was requested at 10:22 a.

Trump signed off on the measure late Thursday, granting a 30-day exemption allowing Russian oil cargoes at sea to be sold on global markets until April 11. The post Scott Bessent Snaps at CNBC Reporter for Disputing the Trump Admin’s Russian Oil Gambit first appeared on Mediaite.

President Donald Trump may delay his China trip due to the Iran war, but Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday it’s not to pressure Beijing on the Strait of Hormuz.

Bessent addressed rumors that the Treasury Department or some other arm of government might step in to try to lower oil prices.