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He believes new oil pipelines will bypass the waterway, reducing reliance on it.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T01:46:08.345Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-02T01:14:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T05:00:16.397Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":76,"critic":52,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Multiple independent digests name Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and give date and venue, raising trust to 76.","critic":"Clear attribution and specific details earn points, but lack of quotes and reporting cause a -15 penalty.","hype":"Headlines are factual; no sensational language exceeds the modest content."}},"tags":["#StraitOfHormuz","#ScottBessent","#EnergySecurity","#MiddleEast","#OilPipelines"],"entities":["Scott Bessent","Strait of Hormuz","Larry Kudlow","G20","United States","Iran"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Strait of Hormuz will be worthless to the oil industry in about two years.","Bessent made the comments on Tuesday while speaking to Fox Business host Larry Kudlow at the G20 finance ministers’ summit in Asheville, North Carolina.","He stated that oil pipelines will bypass the Strait of Hormuz, diminishing its importance.","The statement was made amid renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, following exchanges of strikes the previous Monday."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted on Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz will become worthless to the oil industry within approximately two years. Bessent, speaking to Fox Business host Larry Kudlow at the G20 finance ministers’ summit in Asheville, North Carolina, said that oil pipelines will bypass the waterway. This development, he stated, will reduce reliance on the Strait of Hormuz."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Bessent’s comments were made in the context of renewed tensions between the United States and Iran. The two nations had exchanged strikes the previous Monday. Several outlets noted this context when reporting Bessent’s remarks."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated reports covered this story. 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