Bessent omits Stalin from Tehran Conference article

Bessent forgot to mention Stalin as a participant in the 1943 Tehran Conference in his article.

Consensus

Scott Bessent did not mention Joseph Stalin as a participant in the Tehran Conference in his article published on August 24.
The article was published by the Financial Times, which criticized the omission.
The Tehran Conference took place from November 28 to December 1, 1943, and involved leaders of the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain.
The conference was a key event in World War II focused on planning a major military operation that led to the Normandy landings.

Bessent referred to the conference as a meeting of 'allied powers' to set the course for an 'unprecedented operation'. — tg_tass_agency
The Financial Times article was authored by Mike Harris, who labeled the omission of Stalin's name as an error. — vesti
Alexander Chubar'yan, scientific director of the Institute of Universal History of the Russian Academy of Sciences, attributed the omission to a broader European denial of the USSR's role in World War II. — vesti