US Treasury Secretary: The world can survive without Iranian oil, but the Islamic Republic cannot live without oil exports. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant announced on Friday night, November 9, by posting a message on the X social network, that the amount of oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz has returned to pre-conflict levels, but Iranian oil remains out of this flow. Another article in Saint: "The world can live without Iranian oil, but Iran cannot live without oil exports." Alongside this message, the American Treasury Secretary published a picture titled "Operation of Economic Exclusion" showing the figure of 1.5 billion barrels against the name of America and zero against the name of Iran under the words "Oil exported from the Strait of Hormuz".