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Scott Bessent says prices will come down after Iran war: ‘we will get to the other side’

NBC News Politics·October 18, 2026·1 min read
Scott Bessent says prices will come down after Iran war: ‘we will get to the other side’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an exclusive Meet the Press interview that an 'energy supply shock' from the war in Iran is straining the U.S. economy, but prices will eventually come down. He expressed confidence that 'we will get to the other side' of the current economic pressure caused by the conflict.

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