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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated after alleged Iranian threats
The severity and nature of the threat against Scott Bessent remains unclear
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been moved from his Washington DC home to a military base after Iran-linked threats to his life, according to US media reports.
CBS, the BBC's US partner, said the relocation came after a photo of Bessent's home was published in the Wall Street Journal.
Bessent has been at the forefront of efforts to isolate Iran economically through sanctions and a wider economic blockade.
While the exact nature of the threats against Bessent remain unclear, US intelligence has warned that Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target Americans, including US officials.
"After the Wall Street Journal published an article featuring an online photo that allowed the location of the secretary's Georgetown home to be geo-located, security concerns began to increase," a source told CBS.
Georgetown is an affluent part of Washington that is home to a number of government officials and prominent residents.
Those security concerns, the source added, prompted authorities to move Bessent to a military base in the area.
In a statement, a Treasury Department spokesperson said only that Bessent "will not be deterred" by threats and "remains committed" to the US effort to pressure Iran's economy.
In September, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned that Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target Americans.