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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

Rachel Reeves and Scott Bessent argued in person about Iran war, sources say

Reeves sitting next to Bessent and smiling at something off camera
Bessent and Reeves at a business reception during Trump’s state visit to the UK in September. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/EPA

Rachel Reeves had an angry exchange with her US counterpart, Scott Bessent, in Washington last month over the war in Iran, sources have said, in the latest sign of the deepening tensions between the two countries.

The chancellor and the US treasury secretary argued in person during the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund, according to people briefed on the exchange, confirming a story first reported by the Financial Times.

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