US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has left his residence in Washington and moved to a military base due to threats to his life, which US intelligence links to Iran. According to the intelligence services, preparations for possible attacks on current and former US officials have entered a more dangerous phase. Bessent has become at least the seventh senior official in Donald Trump’s administration to change his place of residence for security reasons.
- US Finance Minister Scott Bessent has moved to a military base following threats.
- US intelligence has warned of possible plots to assassinate US officials.
- At least seven senior officials in the Trump administration have moved away due to threats.
- Bessent has been leading the campaign of economic pressure on Iran since August 2026.
US intelligence has warned of the threat of assassination attempts
According to The New York Times, the decision to move Bessenta were adopted following the receipt of intelligence regarding possible attacks on senior US officials.
At the end of October, an intelligence representative from the administration Trump warned that preparations for Iranian operations against American citizens and officials had reached an advanced stage.
However, the specific details of the threats against Bessent have not been disclosed. US officials note that Iran’s ability to carry out large-scale operations on US soil is limited; nevertheless, the security services regard certain targeted threats as serious.
According to Reuters, concerns about the minister’s security intensified following the publication of a photograph of his home in the Georgetown area of Washington, which revealed the exact location of the residence.
Bessent is leading the economic campaign against Iran
Since August 2026, the US Secretary of the Treasury has been leading the operation Economic Outcast, aimed at tightening the financial isolation of Iran.
The campaign involves extending sanctions against banks, financial intermediaries and companies that facilitate Tehran’s international transactions. One of its aims is to restrict funding Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
These economic measures are accompanied by a US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Washington is attempting to force Tehran to cease its attacks on merchant ships and restore safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Treasury Department has stated that the threats will not affect Bessent’s decision to continue the sanctions policy.
At least seven of Trump’s officials have left their homes
Bessent has become the latest member of the Trump administration to be forced to move to a safer place of residence.
According to the NYT, during 2025, at least six senior officials moved their residences to military bases or other high-security facilities.
Among them are — Stephen Miller, who currently heads the White House staff, and the former Attorney General Pam Bondi. At the same time, not all instances of relocation were specifically linked to threats from Iran.
Tehran had previously denied any involvement in planning attacks on US officials. However, in 2024, US federal prosecutors brought charges against a man they described as an agent of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in connection with the alleged plotting of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
The US administration does not disclose the full list of threats that are forcing officials to relocate.
