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Treasury · Friday, October 2, 2026

Bessent meets Iraq’s foreign minister

The File desk · Oct 2, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed as a posted readout (Treasury sb0645, Oct. 1, 2026). The substance of the meeting is not in the desk notes.

Treasury posted a readout of Secretary Scott Bessent’s Oct. 1 meeting with Iraq’s foreign minister, Fuad Hussein. The desk notes do not carry what the two said.

Treasury posted the readout on Oct. 1, 2026. The release number is sb0645.

The American official is Secretary Scott Bessent.

The Iraqi official is Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

This edition does not summarize the talks. Those details are not in the desk notes.

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Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Readout of Secretary Bessent’s meeting with Iraq’s foreign minister

    U.S. Department of the Treasury · October 1, 2026

    Press release sb0645, Oct. 1, 2026. Readout of Secretary Scott Bessent’s meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

    https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0645