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Treasury Secretary Pulled Mid-Interview for Urgent Meeting With President, on Video

Scott Bessent was called away for a two-hour White House Situation Room meeting amid urgent discussions on the Iran conflict and rising global oil prices, officials said.

  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was abruptly summoned to the White House Situation Room during a live television interview, removing his microphone and leaving mid-sentence.
  • A Cabinet secretary being pulled from a live interview to attend a Situation Room meeting is highly unusual and could signal urgency in U.S. decision-making on Iran and global security.
  • The meeting occurred amid heightened tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for global oil supplies, and ongoing U.S. military operations in the region.
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Sky News UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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