READOUT: Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent’s Meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber

What this means

Treasury reported that Secretary Scott Bessent hosted Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Finance Minister Yassine Jaber in Washington on September 28, 2026. Bessent asked Lebanon’s government to disrupt funding networks linked to Iran and Hizballah and emphasized financial-sector changes intended to rebuild confidence in Lebanese banks. The release describes U.S. requests, rather than a Lebanese commitment to a specified reform package.

Official release

Source material from U.S. Secretary of the Treasury · Readouts. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent met with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Minister of Finance Yassine Jaber.

The Secretary urged the Lebanese government to take proactive steps to disrupt Iranian and Hizballah financial networks.

Secretary Bessent also noted the importance of Lebanon advancing key financial sector reforms to restore confidence in Lebanon’s banking system.

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