US TREASURY SECRETARY RELOCATED FROM HOME TO MILITARY BASE

WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA-Reuters/ - US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was recently moved from his Washington residence to a US military base after Iranian threats against his life, sources said on Wednesday.

A senior intelligence official in President Donald Trump's administration had earlier warned in a memo seen by Reuters that Iranian plots against US service members and citizens had advanced.

Since August, Bessent has led a campaign of US sanctions and economic pressure on Iran, dubbed Operation "Economic Exile," in an effort to force Tehran to end attacks on shipping and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since late February.

"The Treasury Secretary will not be intimidated by the Iranian regime's threats and remains committed to carrying out Operation 'Economic Exile' and maintaining the blockade, which is causing the Iranian economy to collapse," the Treasury Department said in a statement.

A source familiar with the matter said security concerns about Bessent had grown after the Wall Street Journal published an aerial photograph of the Georgetown mansion he bought shortly after his confirmation as Treasury secretary in January last year.

The photograph made it possible to pinpoint the location of his home, and Bessent was moved to a military base for security reasons.

Iran has previously denied that it is planning attacks on officials and citizens on US soil.