Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved out of his Washington-area home and onto a US military base because of Iranian threats against him, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
Three people told the Times that US officials concluded in recent weeks that Iranian plotting against current and former American officials had reached a more advanced stage, based in part on intelligence about threats to Bessent himself.
A senior administration official told Fox News the threats against Bessent's life had reached "more than an advanced stage," and declined to say when he moved.
BREAKING: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved to a military base after Iranian threats against his life reached "more than an advanced stage," a senior administration official tells Fox News Digital.
The official says the threats prompted Bessent and his family to make... pic.twitter.com/Ei25bRHwRE— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 11, 2026
The Treasury Department, confirming the move, said Bessent "will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats"
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