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US Treasury chief Scott Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats: report

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved to a military base following threats from Iran, according to a report by Reuters citing the New York Times. Iranian officials have increased efforts to target U.S. personnel, with warnings of lethal plots against American citizens in an advanced stage, as noted by a senior intelligence official from the Trump administration. The extent and specifics of the threat against Bessent remain unclear, but Iran has previously denied any involvement in attacks on US soil.
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Iran’s top security official Mohsen Rezaei said there are currently no negotiations taking place between Tehran and Washington, in an interview with pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen.
Mr. Bessent, who will travel to China next week for U.S. President Donald Trump’s third meeting this year with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said in prepared remarks to the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations in New York that he wanted to “build a constructive relationship on the basis of balance and reciprocity.”
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Asked about the moves, the US European Command said the Air Force moves aircraft between locations for a variety of reasons, and it would not comment on force protection measures for operational security reasons.
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Iran Iranian Reuters Tehran US Treasury

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Iran GPE · 5× Bessent PERSON · 2× Iranian NORP · 2× Reuters ORG · 2× Scott Bessent PERSON · 2× Tehran GPE · 2× American NORP · 1× Treasury ORG · 1× US Treasury ORG · 1× the New York Times ORG · 1×

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Published Nov. 11, 2026, 12:03 a.m. ET US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter.
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US Treasury chief Scott Bessent moved to military base after Iranian threats: report By asserted
Bessent → move → threats
Published Nov. 11, 2026, 12:03 a.m. ET US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a military base after Iranian threats against his life, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. asserted
Times → publish → matter
Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached “advanced stages,” a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters late last month. asserted
official → ramp → Reuters
The newspaper reported that the severity of the threats to Bessent was not immediately clear. asserted
severity → report → Bessent
Iran has previously denied plotting to attack officials and people on US soil. asserted
Iran → deny → soil
The newspaper reported that US officials have noted that Iran’s ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the US and other territories overseas is limited. asserted
ability → report → US
The US Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
Department → respond → comment
Bessent has been the face of Washington’s economic pressure campaign against Tehran during the course of the US-Israeli war on Iran that began on February 28. asserted
that → begin → February
US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon during the war have killed thousands and displaced millions. asserted
strikes → kill → millions
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