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US Treasury Chief Scott Bessent Moved To Military Base Over Iran Threats

US Treasury Chief Scott Bessent Moved To Military Base Over Iran Threats

U.S. Department of the Treasury, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been moved out of his Georgetown home in Washington and onto a military base after threats linked to Iran, according to US media. Worries grew after a newspaper article carried an online photo that let people pinpoint his house. Bessent has led America's tough sanctions drive against Tehran. His department said he would not be deterred by the threats.

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