Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his family have moved to a military base after Iranian threats against his life escalated. The move comes as President Trump doubles down on the economic campaign against Tehran that Bessent leads.

From Breitbart:

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has relocated with his family from his private residence to a military base after Iranian threats against his life escalated beyond an "advanced stage," according to reports Tuesday.

The threats come as President Donald Trump has chosen to intensify the sweeping economic offensive against Iran spearheaded by Bessent, rather than resume major military operations, placing the Treasury secretary at the center of Washington's strategy to economically isolate the Islamic Republic.

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A Treasury Department spokesperson also confirmed the relocation, declaring that Bessent "will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats" and remains committed to carrying out the administration's economic offensive aimed at crippling Tehran's economy.

Since August, Bessent has led Operation Economic Outcast. The campaign combines tougher sanctions with a US naval blockade of Iranian oil exports, and it threatens to cut foreign banks and businesses that help Iran trade out of the dollar-based financial system. "We are going to asphyxiate this regime," Bessent said. In October he predicted Iran's economy could shrink by more than 25 percent between March 2026 and March 2027. The administration says the pressure will continue until Iran gives up its nuclear program and its highly enriched uranium, stops backing regional proxies and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. A senior administration official told Fox News the threats against Bessent show the strategy "is working."

Axios reported that Bessent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and presidential adviser Jared Kushner argued for keeping the economic pressure in place. The alternatives were resuming major strikes or accepting a deal that fell short of US demands. At a closed-door meeting with G7 foreign ministers in Paris, Rubio reportedly called continued pressure "the third option" and said the campaign has no fixed end date.

The threats against Bessent come after weeks of intelligence warnings. In an unclassified October 23 memo, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned that Iranian plots to kill Americans had reached advanced stages in the Middle East and elsewhere. The warnings led to heightened security alerts and fewer US diplomatic staff in the region. Tehran has also repeatedly threatened President Trump in retaliation for the 2020 strike that killed IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani. In 2024, federal prosecutors charged an alleged IRGC operative in a murder-for-hire plot against Trump.

Let's pray for God's protection over Secretary Bessent, his family and every American official the Iranian (Islamic) regime has targeted. Let's pray that intelligence and security teams would uncover and dismantle every plot before it can be carried out, and that those responsible would be brought to justice. Let's pray for wisdom for President Trump and his advisers as they press this campaign, that it would cut off the money funding terror and nuclear ambition without costing American lives. And let's pray for the people of Iran, who have suffered under this regime for decades, that the pressure on their rulers would open a door to freedom and to the Gospel. Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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