Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Remarks at FinCEN Iran Maximum Pressure and Counter Terrorism (IMPACT) Exchange Series

Thank you, Andrea, for your kind introduction. Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here today, and especially a warm thanks for all those that traveled to Washington for today’s event.Your participation today underscores our critical goal of protecting our national security while continuing to strengthen our economy. Economic security and national security go hand-in-hand. Public-private partnerships like today’s event are vital to safeguarding our financial system against threats posed by Iran’s illicit activities.I also want to be clear about President Trump’s America First Agenda and, correspondingly, Treasury’s priorities on national security. As I said at the Economic Club of New York, “America First” is a holistic agenda that I believe will improve the lives of every American.