15.11.2026 21:41
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that he left his home in Washington and moved to a military base due to death threats he received from Iran. Stating that he acted in accordance with the security instructions of the US Secret Service, Bessent associated the threats with the economic sanctions imposed on Iran. It had been reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Attorney General Todd Blanche from Trump's cabinet had also previously moved to military housing.
As security measures are increased for senior figures in US President Donald Trump's administration, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has also joined the ministers who changed residence due to death threats. Bessent confirmed that he left his home in Washington for security reasons and now lives at a military facility.
"DEATH THREATS WILL NOT INTIMIDATE US" According to Reuters, Bessent said in an interview with CNBC television that death threats had come from Iran against him and other cabinet members.
Emphasizing that they will not bow to threats, Bessent stated that US President Donald Trump and American soldiers serving in the Gulf region also face similar threats.
Comparing Iran's Revolutionary Guards to 'a dangerous animal cornered,' Bessent said he was following the US Secret Service's security instructions and had therefore left his home and moved to a military base.
Scott Bessent HE REACTED TO THE NEWSPAPER THAT PUBLISHED A PHOTOGRAPH OF HIS HOME Bessent claimed that the American Wall Street Journal newspaper also bore responsibility for compromising his security.
Stating that the newspaper published an aerial photograph of the house he bought in Washington's Georgetown area in January 2025, Bessent said the image made it possible to determine the location of his home.
Arguing that they had applied to the newspaper management for the photograph not to be published but their request was not taken into account, Bessent described the act as irresponsible and dangerous.
HE LINKED THE THREATS TO SANCTIONS Bessent linked the threats directed at him to US sanctions targeting Iran's economy. Arguing that the pressure steps launched in August under the name 'Economic Exclusion Operation' had begun to yield results, Bessent emphasized that the threats would not change Washington's policy.
In a statement, the US Treasury Department also announced that the threats said to have come from the Iranian government would not make Bessent abandon his post or his sanctions policy.
The Washington administration is imposing sanctions aimed at restricting Iran's access to the international financial system and reducing its oil revenues. In this context, banks and companies that mediate financial transactions with Iran have also become targets of American sanctions.
ASSASSINATION WARNING FROM US INTELLIGENCE Meanwhile, an intelligence note obtained by Reuters included assessments that Iran's preparations for attacks against American officials and citizens had reached an advanced stage.
Following recent security warnings from US intelligence, the Washington administration also reduced the number of personnel serving at some of its diplomatic missions in the Middle East.
The Iranian government, however, denied allegations that it was planning attacks against American officials or citizens on US soil.
Rubio - Trump - Hegseth RUBIO, HEGSETH AND BLANCHE ARE ALSO STAYING IN MILITARY HOUSING Bessent's move to a military base also brought to the agenda other figures in the Trump administration under similar security measures.
According to the Associated Press, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are also staying at military facilities in Washington. It was reported that the two ministers are living at the Fort McNair military base in the capital.
The British newspaper The Times wrote that Attorney General Todd Blanche had also moved to military housing. Thus, it emerged that there are four senior government officials reported to be staying at military facilities.