Scott Bessent moves to military base over security threats

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has left his private home in Washington and moved to a military base because of serious assassination threats from Iran.

“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that The New York Times published the information, citing sources familiar with the matter.

U.S. officials, drawing on intelligence, have concluded that Iran’s assassination plans targeting current and former American officials have entered a new and more dangerous phase. Bessent was reportedly moved to the base for security reasons as threats against him increased.

A U.S. official commenting on the matter did not say how specific the threat was, but stressed that Iran’s ability to carry out attacks both in the United States and abroad is quite limited.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury Department told The New York Times that Bessent would not be deterred by any threats from the Iranian regime and would resolutely continue the campaign of maximum pressure on Tehran’s economy.

This is not the first such case in the Donald Trump administration. Amid rising threats from Iran, Trump Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and former Attorney General Pam Bondi also previously left their homes and moved to secure facilities as part of security measures.