Iranian threats against Scott Bessent's life prompted his move from a private Washington-area home to a military installation. Security anxieties grew significantly after an aerial photograph in the Wall Street Journal enabled the geolocation of his 12.5 million dollar Georgetown mansion. Despite the heightened peril, Treasury representatives confirmed Bessent intends to continue executing the administration's severe economic offensive.
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US intelligence indicates that Tehran has substantially increased efforts targeting Ameri…: US intelligence indicates that Tehran has substantially increased efforts targeting American officials domestically and overseas.
Bessent continues to lead Operation Economic Outcast to pressure Iran into reopening the…: Bessent continues to lead Operation Economic Outcast to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
The Treasury Department affirmed that Iranian threats will not deter ongoing economic cam…: The Treasury Department affirmed that Iranian threats will not deter ongoing economic campaigns, despite past Iranian denials of US-based plots.
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The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has relocated from his home in the Washington area to a military base after an Iranian threat against his life, the New York Times has reported.
Bessent has spearheaded a US push to cripple Iran’s economy since the start of the Middle East war, vowing “economic asphyxiation” of the Islamic republic through a web of sanctions.
He is one of a number of senior figures in the Trump administration including the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and the new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, to leave their home to live on a military base or protected housing.
The US national intelligence chief, Jay Clayton, said last month that Tehran had “substantially increased” its efforts to target Americans in the Middle East and beyond.
These include intensifying the targeting of current and former US officials such as Bessent, the NYT reported on Tuesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.
Iranian plotting against US officials has reached a “more advanced stage”, according to the anonymous sources, but the severity of the threats against Bessent was…
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