US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has moved from his Washington home to a US military base after Iranian threats against his life, according to reports confirmed by the Treasury Department.
The New York Times first reported the move on Tuesday, and two people familiar with the matter told Reuters that Bessent had recently left his Washington residence for a military base. A Treasury spokesperson confirmed the relocation, saying Bessent “will not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats” and remained committed to the economic pressure campaign against Tehran.
The exact location of the base has not been disclosed, and the severity of the threats was not immediately clear, the Times reported.
Bessent has led Washington’s sanctions campaign against Iran, known as Operation Economic Outcast, since August, aiming to push Tehran to end attacks on shipping and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The campaign sits at the centre of the US-Israeli war with Iran that began in February, and Bessent has become one of its most visible faces.
A senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters late last month that Iranian plots against US personnel and American citizens had reached an advanced stage. Iran has previously denied plotting to attack officials and people on US soil.
Security concerns around Bessent increased after the Wall Street Journal published an aerial photograph of the Georgetown mansion he bought for $12.5 million shortly after his confirmation as Treasury secretary in January 2025. The photograph allowed his home to be geolocated, according to a source familiar with the matter.
The relocation came on the same day the Justice Department indicted three Iranian-backed operatives accused of involvement in nearly 20 plots across the United States and Europe, including a planned attack at RAF Fairford in England. Bessent is the latest senior Trump administration official to move onto a military base amid suspected threats.
Sources: Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-treasury-chief-bessent-moved-military-base-after-iranian-threats-nyt-reports-2026-11-11/) and The New York Times (as reported by Reuters).
