Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved with his family from his Washington-area home onto a U.S. military base after Iranian threats against his life reached more than an advanced stage, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital, and the Treasury Department confirmed the relocation, saying he will not be deterred by the Iranian regimes threats.
The New York Times first reported the move, citing three people familiar with the matter, and the severity of the threats was not immediately clear. The official declined to say exactly when Bessent relocated and did not describe a foiled attack or an assassination attempt on U.S. soil.
Bessent has led Operation Economic Outcast, the sanctions-and-trade campaign aimed at isolating Iran, and the official said, The move shows that Treasurys strategy regarding Iran is working because Iran is trying to get to the architect of that strategy. Fox News reported that White House chief of staff Stephen Miller and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have also relocated to military or other protected housing in recent weeks.
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