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Iran's acting oil minister Hamid Bovard criticized US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's warnings of winter fuel shortages, calling them baseless, according to Press TV on October 27, 2026. The minister contrasted Tehran's energy diplomacy in Moscow with Washington's domestic diesel supply concerns. The remarks came as Bovard attended the Gas Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow. The report is Iranian state media's account and includes no figures on US fuel supplies.