Bessent heads to the G20 to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties

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If Bessent and other administration officials want international support, he said, they will need to “take greater care in consulting with allies and partners than the U.S. has shown in recent months. Bush administration, said the U.S. may "find it difficult to rally its usual friends and allies” under the circumstances.

He also said the administration is prepared to exact “financial violence if we have to.

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Bush administration, said the U.S. may "find it difficult to rally its usual friends and allies” under the circumstances.
If Bessent and other administration officials want international support, he said, they will need to “take greater care in consulting with allies and partners than the U.S. has shown in recent months.
He also said the administration is prepared to exact “financial violence if we have to.

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