diplomacy: everyone on the record — The Minutes https://minutesof.com/on/diplomacy/ Everyone on the record about diplomacy: 7 verbatim quotes from 2 people, October 2019 to August 2026, in one chronology, each with a timestamp and a link… en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:32:55 +0000 Scott Bessent: Bessent says Treasury, State, and War departments are demanding immediate global action on Iran https://minutesof.com/q/8e6a8ea5-e8ce-44bb-8eef-5f6ec0f155c5/ https://minutesof.com/q/8e6a8ea5-e8ce-44bb-8eef-5f6ec0f155c5/ “Teams from the Departments of Treasury, State, and War are engaging counterparts around the world to make clear that the United States expects immediate action.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks diplomacy Scott Bessent: Bessent frames Iranian regime's choice as global isolation or economic reintegration. https://minutesof.com/q/8487d0ce-d2d1-4696-a631-d6ab8f9febd2/ https://minutesof.com/q/8487d0ce-d2d1-4696-a631-d6ab8f9febd2/ “The Iranian regime faces a clear choice: severe global isolation or a path to reintegration with the global economy.” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks diplomacy Scott Bessent: Bessent warns countries partnering with Tehran will share in the isolation of a withering regim https://minutesof.com/q/677c350a-810d-4cad-8a5d-d1ab38335754/ https://minutesof.com/q/677c350a-810d-4cad-8a5d-d1ab38335754/ “Those who stand with the United States will reap the rewards of our partnership. Those who tether themselves to Tehran should expect to share in the isolation of a withering regime.”” — Scott Bessent, Treasury press and remarks diplomacy Scott Bessent: Bessent argues nations financing Iran mistakenly believe they can evade the threat. https://minutesof.com/q/d92488ec-9730-43ac-8113-01be5d35400f/ https://minutesof.com/q/d92488ec-9730-43ac-8113-01be5d35400f/ “The final refuge of this regime is a mistaken conclusion of nations that still finance the Iranian threat in the hopes of evading it.” — Scott Bessent, Fox News Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:24:46 +0000 diplomacy Scott Bessent: as I talked about at at g twenty in Asheville, we're going to talk about The US growth strategy https://minutesof.com/q/a8570a5a-0741-427e-9474-eeb39b27bff9/ https://minutesof.com/q/a8570a5a-0741-427e-9474-eeb39b27bff9/ “as I talked about at at g twenty in Asheville, we're going to talk about The US growth strategy and encourage the rest of the world to come along with us.” — Scott Bessent, Forbes Breaking News Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:40:21 +0000 diplomacy Sir Richard Dearlove: Dearlove suggests Iran may remain under Ayatollahs but become more compliant and willing https://minutesof.com/q/bad5d59e-3c5d-4e79-abec-69049a1fbccd/ https://minutesof.com/q/bad5d59e-3c5d-4e79-abec-69049a1fbccd/ “One is you end up with an Iranian regime, which is still run by Ayatollahs, but is prepared to be more compliant and will negotiate with Americans and with the rest of the Middle East.” — Sir Richard Dearlove, Times News Mon, 02 Mar 2026 10:00:55 +0000 diplomacy Sir Richard Dearlove: Dearlove describes arriving at empty Libyan airbase and greeting two men in jeans to see https://minutesof.com/q/7eb0f212-0024-452c-80ab-c5ea3288d9df/ https://minutesof.com/q/7eb0f212-0024-452c-80ab-c5ea3288d9df/ “Well, eventually two guys in jeans turn up. So we open the door of the plane and say hi. No, literally we say hi, we're here to see Gaddafi.” — Sir Richard Dearlove, Cliveden Literary Festival Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:16:04 +0000 diplomacy