Iran is intensifying cooperation with Scott Bessent amid rising tensions over missile technology and economic strategies.

Entities

• Iran (place) gravity 0.0279 · momentum -0.007 · Q794
• Scott Bessent (person) gravity 0.0004 · momentum +0.049 · Q7435987

Signals

• edge_weight_recent 65.3
• edge_weight_prior 2.3
• factor 28.39
• event_count_recent 119
• window_days 30

Confidence (59%) is computed numerically from these signals. The sentence prose was written by an LLM given only the structured signals as input, the LLM never sees or chooses the confidence number.

What would change our mind

Edge weight between Iran and Scott Bessent returns to its 30-day baseline, or two clean weeks pass with no fresh co-mention from a tier-1 source.

Inversion conditions are a property of the pattern detector, not the LLM. Watch for this signal move and the claim should weaken or be superseded.

Where the contributing events happen

Contributing events (16)

• 2026-09-04 17:45:00 · gdelt · 012 Make pessimistic comment · tone -3.36
  Us iran trade strikes as report details russian help on iranian missile technology strait hormuz economic scott bessent
  Iran · Russia · Moscow · Hormuz · Scott Bessent · Iranian · Tehran
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• 2026-09-02 23:15:00 · gdelt · 010 Make public statement · tone -4.23
  Scott bessent says trump administration
  Iran · Strait of Hormuz · Donald Trump · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-09-02 20:45:00 · gdelt · 012 Make pessimistic comment · tone -3.36
  Us iran trade strikes as report details russian help on iranian missile technology strait hormuz economic scott bessent
  Iran · Russia · Moscow · Hormuz · Scott Bessent · Iranian · Tehran
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• 2026-09-02 18:00:00 · gdelt · 010 Make public statement · tone -2.58
  Scott bessent says ukraine causing high gas prices they want to blow up russian energy assets
  Iran · Ukraine · Kyiv · Russia-Ukraine war · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-09-02 13:30:00 · gdelt · 020 Make an appeal · tone +0.00
  Scott bessent took canada and iran to the cleaners yesterday
  Iran · Canada · North Atlantic Treaty Organization · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-09-02 05:45:00 · gdelt · 036 Express intent to meet or negotiate · tone -1.63
  Us china agree on iran treasury chief scott bessent claims trump admin held private talks with beijing
  Iran · Donald Trump · China · Beijing · China tensions · Scott Bessent · Tehran
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• 2026-09-01 22:00:00 · gdelt · 120 Reject · tone -6.30
  Scott bessent says the iranian regime is already finished it just doesnt know it yet
  Iran · Scott Bessent · Iranian
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• 2026-09-01 19:15:00 · gdelt · 100 Demand · tone -2.64
  Hormuz will be bypassed in two years scott bessent
  Iran · Egypt · Hormuz · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-09-01 18:30:00 · gdelt · 163 Impose embargo, boycott, sanctions · tone +3.23
  Scott bessent says us likely to announce iran bank sanctions this week 126090101649 1
  Iran · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-09-01 15:03:22 · rss
  At G20 Summit, Scott Bessent Says U.S. Has Support for Economic War Against Iran
  Iran · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-08-31 18:45:00 · gdelt · 192 Occupy territory · tone -1.60
  Exclusive scott bessent russian finance minister anton siluanov meet g20
  Iran · Poland · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-08-31 17:45:00 · gdelt · 100 Demand · tone -3.56
  Scott bessent iran china asheville g20
  Iran · China · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-08-31 17:00:00 · gdelt · 046 Engage in negotiation · tone -2.33
  Scott bessent g20 iran tariffs
  Iran · Tariffs · Scott Bessent · Poland
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• 2026-08-31 16:45:00 · gdelt · 040 Consult · tone -3.29
  Scott bessent huddles with g20 to try to rally allies on iran as tariffs strain ties
  Iran · Tariffs · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-08-31 16:30:00 · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone +2.45
  G2o bessents opening statements centered on asheville helene resiliency united states treasury secretary scott bessent federal reserve chairman kevin warsh global economy
  Iran · United States · Federal Reserve · Fed rates · Scott Bessent
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• 2026-08-31 16:00:00 · gdelt · 042 Make a visit · tone -2.35
  Scott bessent g20 iran tariffs
  Iran · Tariffs · Scott Bessent · Poland
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Confidence history