US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base, reportedly due to an Iranian threat against his life.
The move follows reports that Bessent, a key architect of the US campaign to pressure Iran’s economy, was targeted. The New York Times cited the relocation as stemming from a specific threat to his safety.
Bessent has been the driving force behind the US effort to cripple Iran’s economy since the start of the Middle East war, implementing a series of sanctions described by the official as aiming for “economic asphyxiation” of the Islamic republic.
