US plans to use Iranian assets to rebuild Gulf allies

Nypost · 🇮🇷 public Iran · Jun 06, 2026 · 297 words · By Geoff Earle

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Add The New York Post on GoogleTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to roll out a new program to help Gulf allies rebuild after a series of Iranian attacks – paid for by tapping into Iran’s own assets.

Common ground

“Treasury will utilize all tools available to allow Iranian assets to be made available to our Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for any future damage caused by Iran,” a source familiar with Bessent’s thinking told The Post Saturday.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that the US Central Command announced Iran had fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain at dawn?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the US Central Command announced Iran had fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain at dawn.”

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While Wikipedia and web search results confirm a general state of war and attacks in 2026, the provided evidence does not contain a specific announcement from US Central Command regarding exactly seven ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Memorandum, officially the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “Iran’s ability to generate oil revenue has been severely hampered by the US blockade, which President Trump imposed after Iran drove trade in the Strait of Hormuz to a virtual standstill.”

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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm that Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz starting February 28, 2026, and that President Trump reinstated a blockade on Iranian ports in response.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 3: “Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to roll out a new program to help Gulf allies rebuild after a series of Iranian attacks – paid for by tapping into Iran’s own assets.”

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Multiple independent news sources (New York Post, CBS News, and another web search result) report that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to use Iranian assets to help Gulf allies rebuild after Iranian attacks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bessent is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Don Bessent (1931–1990), American baseball player Hattie Bessent (1908–2015), American psychiatric nurse Scott Bessent (born 1962), US T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessent

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent ( BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Bessent

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of the treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, and is the chief financial officer of the federal government of the United States. The secretar…
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Claim 4: “Iran’s $24 billion in frozen assets – although they have featured prominently in talks between the US and Iran to end the war that began Feb. 28.”

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The existence of $24 billion in frozen assets and their role in negotiations to end a war that began on February 28, 2026, is confirmed by Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) and multiple news reports (The Hindu, Tasnim).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 5: “Bessent has “directed his team to assess conditions amongst our Gulf allies and request comprehensive estimates of the costs associated with repairing damage Iran has inflicted since the start of the conflict.”

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The specific instruction for Bessent's team to assess conditions and request comprehensive cost estimates is reported by the New York Post and other web search results.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States has imposed a series of economic, trade, scientific and military sanctions against Iran. United States economic sanctions are administered by the O…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_sanctions_agains…

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Claim 6: “Mohsen Rezaei... told CNN Friday talks are at a “deadlock,” and depend on the US unlocking the $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.”

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Multiple independent sources (CNN exclusive, RBC-Ukraine, and other web results) confirm that Mohsen Rezaei told CNN that talks are at a deadlock and depend on the release of $24 billion in frozen assets.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian leadership has framed the multibillion-dollar demand as a prerequisite for any further diplomatic normalization between the two countries. “The negotiations are at a deadlock and Trump mus…
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77637

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web search NEUTRAL — "The negotiations are at a deadlock and (US President Donald) Trump must break this deadlock," Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN in an exclusive in…
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/597436/iran-supreme-leader-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, Mohsen Rezaei, stated that negotiations with the US have reached a dead end over $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets, according t…
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/iran-explains-what-derails-s…

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Claim 7: “That followed attacks which damaged Kuwait’s airport last week, killing one and wounding more than 60.”

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Web search results from June 3, 2026, report Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait that caused immense damage, with one source specifically mentioning one killed and dozens injured.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Iran says the attack on Kuwait was in retaliation for earlier US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and island.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx135yg53o

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Adam Mirss that was a U.S. tomahawk cruise missile that hit the school. This is a drone and they are saying a Patriot missile hit the ...
https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/posts/kuwait-has-released…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... It was a coalition of many countries. And after USA sealed an agreement based on oil.|Margarita Astrov it also has the right to receive ...
https://www.facebook.com/StandWithUs/posts/iranian-regime-st…

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Claim 8: “Mohsen Rezaei, a security advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei”

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Multiple web search results identify Mohsen Rezaei as a military/security adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

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web search NEUTRAL — He was secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council from 1997 to 2021 and Vice President of Iran for Economic Affairs between 2021 and 2023. Sardar. Mohsen ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsen_Rezaee

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web search NEUTRAL — May 24, 2026 ... Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, threatened that the Islamic Republic could withdraw from the ...
https://www.facebook.com/IranIntlEnglish/videos/mohsen-rezae…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... “The negotiations are at a deadlock and (US President Donald) Trump must break this deadlock,” Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader ...
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/05/middleeast/iran-supreme-leade…

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