Bessent: Iranian Leadership Wiring Money Out ‘Like Crazy’
The end of Iran’s Islamic leadership may be near, the Treasury Secretary tells senators.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday that Iranian leaders were moving money out of the country “like crazy.”
“The rats are leaving the ship, and that is a good sign that they know the end may be near,” Bessent told the committee.
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