REPORT: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Moved to Military Base Amid Iranian Threats

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his home to a military base following Iranian threats against his life, The New York Times reports. pic.twitter.com/uqDjZeY7Pi

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JUST IN: Due to Iranian threats on his life, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent has MOVED TO A MILITARY BASE — leaving his home — as the plots have entered a "MORE ADVANCED STAGE," per NYT

This is horrible, PRAY FOR SCOTT BESSENT

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JUST IN: Due to Iranian threats on his life, Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent has MOVED TO A MILITARY BASE — leaving his home — as the plots have entered a “MORE ADVANCED STAGE,” per NYT

This is horrible, PRAY FOR SCOTT BESSENT

Sec. Marco Rubio recently got a memo that Iranian assassination plots are getting AGGRESSIVE

This is proof that Bessent is taking down Iran’s economy to HISTORIC proportions.

Bessent has been the face of the economic pressure campaign against Iran, pushing tougher sanctions and choking off its trade routes

And he’s not the only one who’s had to relocate because of safety concerns, sadly.

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American officials had reached a more advanced stage, based in part on intelligence about threats to Mr. Bessent, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive information.

Since August, Mr. Bessent has led an economic pressure campaign meant to isolate Iran financially through tougher sanctions and restrictions on trade routes. That role has made him one of the administration officials that Iran most wants to harm, the people said.

The severity of the threats to him is unclear. Iran’s ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the United States and other territories overseas is limited, U.S. officials have noted. But there have been specific, targeted threats made by Iran against individuals that U.S. officials have deemed serious, such as a murder-for-hire plot against President

Trump during the 2024 campaign.
In a statement, a Treasury Department spokesperson said Mr. Bessent “will not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats,” adding that he remains committed to executing the campaign to squeeze Iran’s economy.

Mr. Bessent is the latest senior Trump administration official to leave a Washington-area home for a military base or other protected housing. At least half a dozen did so last year, including Stephen Miller, now the White House chief of staff, and Pam Bondi, then the attorney general.
The administration has not disclosed the scope of the threats against top officials, not all of which involve Iran. In Ms. Bondi’s case, it was said to relate in part to an uptick in threats she received after the United States military snatched the former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from a hide-out in Caracas and brought him to New York to face federal criminal charges.
Last month, the U.S. government put employees on heightened alert across the Middle East and moved to reduce personnel levels at embassies and consulates because of intelligence showing
Iran was in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Americans. The U.S. military also abruptly moved bombers from a base in the United Kingdom, following a suspected terrorist plot against the site.

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