U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was reportedly moved from his Washington, D.C., home to a military base due to Iranian threats on his life.
U.S. officials had concluded Iranian plotting against current and former American officials had reached a more advanced stage. However, the severity of the threats against Bessent was not immediately clear.
Bessent has led “Operation Economic Outcast,” a Treasury campaign launched in August to isolate Iran economically through sanctions and other financial measures, in addition to the U.S. military actions: