{"id":6870,"date":"2026-09-29T00:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=6870"},"modified":"2026-09-29T00:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T00:40:14","slug":"bessent-warns-iran-will-have-nothing-left-to-trade-within-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/?p=6870","title":{"rendered":"Bessent Warns Iran Will Have \u201cNothing Left to Trade\u201d Within Two Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Iran could soon exhaust the oil shipments it still has available for delivery to China, arguing that U.S. sanctions and the blockade of Iranian exports are putting increasing economic pressure on Tehran.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Fox News\u2019 Sunday Morning Futures, Bessent estimated that roughly 15 million barrels of Iranian oil remain on the water and said those shipments could reach China within about two weeks. After that, he predicted Iran would have \u201cnothing left to trade for anything.\u201d That is an administration assessment rather than an independently established timeline for economic collapse. Iran International | Iran International<br \/>\n<span class=\"ellipsis\" id=\"ellipsis-1528787107\">...<\/span><span class=\"rmwp-button-wrap\" id=\"rmwp-button-wrap-1528787107\" style=\"display: none;\"><button name=\"read more\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"rmwpButtonAction( '1528787107', 'READ MORE', 'READ LESS' )\">READ MORE<\/button><\/span><div class=\"rmwp-toggle \" id=\"rmwp-toggle-1528787107\" style=\"display: none\"><br \/>\nBessent also argued that non-Iranian oil continues moving through the Strait of Hormuz at levels broadly comparable with those before the conflict. He said between approximately 15 million and 22 million barrels are currently passing through each day, while Iranian exports are being blocked. Iran International | Iran International<\/p>\n<p>His comments came as Washington and Tehran continued discussing possible negotiations. President Trump recently rejected an Iranian proposal involving reopening the Strait of Hormuz and renewed talks, while saying he expected further discussions. Iranian officials have offered differing accounts about whether another negotiating round is imminent. CBS News<\/p>\n<p>The administration says its economic strategy is intended to increase pressure on Iran to accept an agreement covering nuclear and security issues. Whether the remaining oil deliveries actually produce the rapid economic effects Bessent predicted will become clearer over the coming weeks.                           <\/div><div class='rmwp-toggle-end'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that Iran could soon exhaust the oil shipments it still has available for delivery to China, arguing that U.S. sanctions and the blockade of Iranian exports are putting increasing economic pressure on Tehran. Speaking on Fox News\u2019 Sunday Morning Futures, Bessent estimated that roughly 15 million barrels of Iranian [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6872,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6870\/revisions\/6872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ternalnews.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}