U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life, the New York Times reported on Tuesday (10 November), citing three people familiar with the matter.
It is unclear how serious the threats against Bessent were. The New York Times said American officials had noted that Iran’s ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the U.S. and overseas was limited.
A U.S. Treasury spokesperson told the Times that Bessent would “not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats” and remained committed to the pressure campaign against Tehran. Iran has previously denied plotting to attack officials or people on U.S. soil.
The move comes amid growing concern in Washington about Iranian activity. In October, a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo that Tehran had stepped up efforts to target U.S. personnel.
The memo said lethal plots against American citizens had reached “advanced stages.”
U.S. officials concluded in recent weeks that Iranian plotting against current and former American officials was under way.
Bessent is not the first senior member of the Trump administration to be moved to secure accommodation. Threats against Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly spiked after U.S. forces seized former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January.
Bessent has been the public face of Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Iran during the U.S.-Israeli war on the country, which began in February.. The Times’ sources said that work has put him near the top of the list of officials Iran would most like to harm.
This week Bessent asked on social media what Iran’s new oil minister would be managing, given that no crude had been loaded onto a vessel since 25 August.
American and Israeli attacks have also killed senior Iranian officials, including the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The U.S. Treasury Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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