US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated from his Washington residence to a secure military base following direct security threats from Iran, according to a report published by The New York Times.

Bessent, who has been spearheading aggressive economic sanctions aimed at "economically suffocating" Tehran following the onset of US-Iran hostilities, became a prime target as Iranian threat actors escalated targeted assassination plots. US Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton warned last month that Iranian plotting against American officials both in the Middle East and domestically has intensified, with three separate sources confirming Bessent was explicitly targeted.