US Treasury chief Scott Bessent moves to military base after Iranian threats

Bessent, the driving force behind US push to cripple Iran’s economy, relocates reportedly over threat to his life

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 reported on Tuesday.

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.