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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 646

Scott Bessent

US President Donald Trump, from right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listen in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 8, 2025, 10:12 am
Musk brawled with US treasury secretary, shoved him ‘like a rugby player’ – report
Washington Post says Scott Bessent hit the tech mogul after the two hurled insults at each other
By ToI Staff
The US Department of the Treasury building is seen in Washington, December 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
April 22, 2025, 8:40 pm
US targets Iranian liquefied petroleum gas magnate with sanctions
Treasury says Seyed Asadoollah Emamjomeh’s shipments of LPG and crude oil help fund nuclear, advanced weapons programs, and regional terror groups Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Masoud Pezeshkian (2nd R) and the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) chief Mohammad Eslami (R) during the 'National Day of Nuclear Technology,' in Tehran, on April 9, 2025. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)
April 9, 2025, 9:10 pm
US issues new sanctions on Iran as Trump seeks nuclear talks
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Tehran’s ‘reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons’ is a ‘grave’ threat; among those targeted is company supplying Iranian centrifuge-maker
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, April 6, 2025. (Luis M. Alvarez/AP)
April 7, 2025, 8:14 am
Trump touts tariffs as ‘medicine’ needed to fix trade, as global markets stagger
US president says countries all over the world have been in contact ‘dying to make a deal,’ vows America won’t come out with a deficit
By Adriana Gomez Licon and FATIMA HUSSEIN
US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled 'Make America Wealthy Again,' at the White House in Washington, on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
April 3, 2025, 9:58 am
Trump unveils sweeping global tariffs, including 17% US import duty on Israeli goods
Manufacturers Association calls move ‘worrying step’ that diminishes trade between countries, warns it could impact job market; penalties come despite Israel cancelling all tariffs on US goods
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a faction meeting of his Religious Zionist Party at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, March 3, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 6, 2025, 3:21 pm
Smotrich and US Treasury’s Bessent agree to strengthen dialogue on economies
In Washington for first visit under Trump administration, finance minister meets US counterpart; pair declare ‘critical time to shape a new strategic economic future for both countries’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich leads a meeting of his Religious Zionism parliamentary faction, at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 24, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
March 4, 2025, 1:32 pm
Smotrich heads to US as Trump expected to make statement on West Bank annexation
Far-right finance minister says he’ll meet with US officials, including counterpart Scott Bessent, to emphasize ‘clear need for American support’ in war against terror
By ToI Staff
An Iranian military speedboat patrols the waters as a tanker prepares to dock at the oil facility on Khark Island, Iran, on March 12, 2017. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
February 6, 2025, 8:23 pm
First new US sanctions under Trump target network delivering Iranian oil to China
Measures against alleged front company for Iranian military come after Trump signs order resuming ‘maximum pressure’ campaign, aimed at ‘driving Iran’s oil exports to zero’
By AFP
Investor Scott Bessent speaks on the economy in Asheville, North Carolina, August 14, 2024. (Matt Kelley/AP)
November 25, 2024, 8:21 am
Trump Treasury pick Scott Bessent says new administration will prioritize tax cuts
Measure to include making first-term tax cuts permanent and eliminating taxes on tips, social-security benefits and overtime pay, hedge fund manager tells Wall Street Journal
By Kanjyik Ghosh
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