Breaking
01:19 Iran Missile Footage Shows Strike Meters from US Troops at UAE Base · 00:30 Vanity Fair: Kushner Allegedly Took $2B from MBS and MBZ for Trump Policy Access · 00:29 US, UK, and European Nations Begin Mass Diplomatic Evacuation from Middle East · 07:49 Trump: US Is Not Negotiating with Iran, "Something Will Happen Soon" · 01:59 Houthi Strike on Dammam Airport Kills One Saudi Resident · 21:49 US Orders Embassy Staff Departure from Gulf Region Ahead of Expected Strike · 16:50 Putin Ordered Broad Attack Campaign on NATO States, European Intel Reveals · 15:09 Iran's Foreign Minister Abandons US Negotiations Before November 5 Deadline · 19:59 Iranian Spies Re-Arrested Over RAF Fairford Intelligence Operation · 12:29 IRGC Claims Two Oil Tankers Hit by Iranian Mines in Hormuz Strait ·
Fri · 23 Oct 2026

Bessent Consolidates Treasury Power as Iran War Markets Spiral

Share
Bessent Consolidates Treasury Power as Iran War Markets Spiral

💼 TREASURY — The man managing war economics is also running out of patience. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Bessent consolidating unilateral control at Treasury while temper flares signals internal fracture — someone's overriding him on Iran policy or market intervention. With Brent at $102, stockpiles exhausted, and a post-midterm strike window opening, Treasury's margin for error is zero. If Bessent is the last brake on escalation costs, his isolation matters.

Read more