Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his residence to a military base after Iranian threats against his life intensified. A senior administration official said the danger prompted [1] both Bessent and his family to relocate to protected housing.
The New York Times reported Tuesday evening that plots targeting American officials had developed into more advanced stages. The newspaper based its reporting on information from three sources familiar with the security issue.
According to the Times, the assessment was “based in part on intelligence about threats to Mr. Bessent…”
Fox News Digital separately reported that a senior administration official described the threats against Bessent as reaching “more than an advanced stage,” and said the danger drove the family’s move. The Treasury Department confirmed that Bessent had relocated.
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 the move.
The Treasury Department confirms his relocation and says he will “not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats” as he leads efforts to isolate Iran financially through sanctions and trade restrictions.
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The department made clear that Tehran’s intimidation would not push the Treasury secretary off course. Its statement said Bessent will “not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats.”
Bessent is leading the Trump administration’s campaign to isolate Iran financially through sanctions and trade restrictions. That economic squeeze is known as Operation Economic Fury and has made Bessent a target of anger among Iranian leaders.
Reuters also reviewed a memo from a senior intelligence official serving in the Trump administration. According to that document, Iran has increased its targeting of American officials, with plots reaching the “advanced stages.”
The Times reported that Iran remains capable of carrying out targeted attacks inside the United States. While the precise urgency of the danger to Bessent was unclear, the available intelligence was serious enough to move him and his family onto a military installation.
The threats come after Iran orchestrated a murder plot against President Donald Trump and other political figures in 2024.
That attempt prompted Yair Netanyahu to make a hasty evacuation from his Miami home. Those incidents, combined with the intelligence concerning Bessent, show why administration officials are treating the regime’s targeting efforts as a serious security concern.
Bessent is not the first senior Trump administration official relocated to a military base because of safety concerns. The Times reported that several prominent figures have moved into protected housing during President Trump’s second term.
Those officials include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Bessent is now the latest senior administration figure required to take the extraordinary security step.
The relocations demonstrate the severity of the threats confronting officials carrying out the administration’s policies. In Bessent’s case, the danger is connected to his leadership of efforts aimed at squeezing Iran’s economy through sanctions and restrictions on trade.
Despite the move, the Treasury Department’s response offered no indication that Bessent would retreat from that work. The department instead emphasized that threats from the Iranian regime would not deter him from leading the administration’s financial pressure campaign.
An editor’s note credited President Trump and his administration’s bold leadership with restoring respect for the United States on the world stage and putting enemies on notice. The note characterized the administration’s approach as a peace through strength foreign policy.