US Treasury’s Bessent ‘not afraid’ of Iranian death threats

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that he would not be cowed by Iranian threats against his life, after recently moving from his Washington, DC, residence to a US military base.

“Why am I going to be afraid when our, the brave military personnel in the Gulf, President (Donald) Trump, constantly receive death threats?” Bessent said in an interview on CNBC.

Iran has denied plotting to attack officials ⁠and people on US ⁠soil.

But Bessent added that Iran was acting “like a dangerous cornered animal. So I follow Secret Service instructions and have moved from my home to a military base.”