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US Treasury chief Bessent moved to military base after ‘Iranian threats’
Al Jazeera • • nation
Key Points:
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated from his Washington, DC home to a secret US military base due to threats against his life linked to Iran, according to reports from The New York Times and Reuters.
- Bessent leads Operation Economic Outcast, a US campaign imposing economic pressure and a naval blockade on Iran to halt attacks on shipping and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, despite Tehran's defiance.
- Security concerns escalated after The Wall Street Journal published an aerial photo of Bessent’s Georgetown mansion, enabling its geolocation and prompting his move for safety reasons.
- US intelligence indicates that while Iran’s capacity for large-scale attacks on US soil is limited, Tehran has intensified efforts to target current and former US officials, with Bessent among those at increased risk.
- A US Treasury spokesperson affirmed that Bessent remains undeterred by Iranian threats and committed to continuing the economic campaign and blockade against Iran.
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