Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moves to a military base after Iranian threats, reports say

Summary

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was moved to a military base in the wake of Iranian threats, The NY Times reported on Wednesday 11 November, writing that the Treasury secretary, who is leading an economic pressure campaign against Iran, is the latest Trump official to leave home over security concerns. CBS News wrote, citing that report, that Bessent relocated following an Iranian threat against Bessent's life, and CNBC that the move comes as the Department of Justice said late Tuesday that three Iranian nationals have been indicted on terrorism-related charges. The Philadelphia Inquirer, the LA Times and PBS NewsHour reported, citing an AP source, that Bessent has been forced to relocate over concerns for the secretary's safety, the move coming as Bessent has spent the last several months executing a massive economic campaign against Iran aimed at severing all of Tehran's remaining financial ties around the world, PBS NewsHour adding that recent U.S. intelligence showed that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere. Bloomberg wrote that Bessent was moved into temporary military housing after threats from the Islamic Republic, and on Thursday 12 November NBC News reported the move, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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