US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is not afraid of the death threats coming from Iran after being recently displaced from his residence in Washington, D.C. An American military base.
)Why should I be afraid when our military personnel in the Persian Gulf and President (Donald) Trump constantly receive death threats?Bessent said in an interview for CNBC.
Iran has denied allegations it is plotting to attack officials and citizens on American soil.
Bessent added, however, that Iran is behaving like a dangerously embarrassed animal, explaining that it has followed secret Service guidelines and moved from his home to a military base.
Bessent said he was forced to move in part even because The Wall Street Journal published an air photo of his home in Georgetown in January 2025.
Very irresponsible and dangerous, and such things should be stopped, he said.
A senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a first memorandum by the Reuters agency late last month that Iranian plots against American personnel and American citizens had reached an advanced stage.
Since August, Bessent has led the US campaign of sanctions and economic pressure against Iran, dubbed Operation CHAI In an effort to push Tehran to end attacks on commercial ships and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
This vital water route has remained largely closed since the US and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February.
The economic pressure campaign, which coincides with an American naval blockade of Iranian ports, has included sanctions on branches of banks in the Middle East and other financial services firms that facilitate transactions with Iran.
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