Bessent Reportedly Moves to Military Base After Iranian Threats

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has reportedly moved from his home to a military base after Iranian threats against his life. The relocation was disclosed in a report published Tuesday that cited people with knowledge of the matter. Bessent was said to have moved recently, but the severity of the threats against him was not immediately clear. U.S. officials have assessed Iran's ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the United States and other overseas territories as limited. Iran has previously denied planning attacks against officials and other people on American soil. A senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo late last month that Iranian plans for lethal attacks against Americans were at an advanced stage. The intelligence warning described intensified Iranian efforts to target U.S. personnel. The Treasury Department had not immediately responded to a request for comment on Bessent's relocation. Bessent has been a prominent public advocate of Washington's economic-pressure campaign against Tehran during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. The war began on February 28, and U.S. and Israeli attacks killed senior Iranian officials, including former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.