Bessent blames Ukraine, Iran conflicts for energy shock
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy assets and the Iran conflict are creating upward global price pressure during an energy shock.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Ukraine’s strikes on Russian energy assets and the Iran conflict are creating upward global price pressure during an energy shock.
A Mongolian official told Reuters that fuel shortages in Russia—its main gasoline and diesel supplier—are causing shortages in Mongolia, where witnesses reported long petrol-station queues and sales curbs.
Russia warned Sunday of “massive strikes” on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure after weeks of Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities. The exchange targets economic systems sustaining the war.
TradeXchange Newsdesk reports Trump signaled plans to hit Iran’s economy even harder after Bessent flagged new curbs, while Iran and Oman edged closer to a Hormuz deal the U.S. is unlikely to accept without restored free passage.
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