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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been moved from his home to a military base after threats to his life from Iran. AnewZ, citing The New York Times, reported that the newspaper based its account on three people familiar with the matter.
The severity of the threats against Bessent is unclear. The newspaper reported that U.S. officials had said Iran’s ability to carry out large-scale attacks at home and abroad was limited.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Treasury Department told The New York Times that Bessent “will not be intimidated by threats from the Iranian regime” and intends to continue the pressure campaign against Tehran. Iran has previously denied claims that it was planning attacks against officials or other people on U.S. soil.
Concerns about Iran’s activities grow in Washington
The move comes as concerns about Iran’s activities grow in Washington. In October, a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration wrote in a memorandum that Iran was stepping up efforts to target U.S. personnel.
The memorandum said plots to carry out deadly assassinations of U.S. citizens had reached an “advanced stage.” In recent weeks, U.S. officials have concluded that Iranian plots against current and former American officials were being carried out.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has also received threats in the past. The New York Times reported that threats against Bondi increased after U.S. forces captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
Bessent has been the public face of Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Tehran during the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which began in February. Sources cited by the newspaper said this role had placed him near the top of a list of officials Iran wanted to harm.
This week, Bessent asked on social media what Iran’s new oil minister would manage, noting that no crude oil had been loaded onto a ship since August 25.
Senior Iranian officials, including the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been killed in U.S. and Israeli attacks. The U.S. Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
