Three people told The New York Times that U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent
recently moved out of his residence and is staying at a military base after
receiving threats from Iran. U.S. officials have concluded in recent weeks that
Iranian plots targeting current and former U.S. officials have deepened, a
judgment partly based on intelligence about threats to Bessent, the sources
said. Since August Bessent has led efforts to economically isolate Iran through
tougher sanctions and restrictions on trade routes, a role that has made him one
of Iran’s highest-priority targets, the sources added.
