US treasury secy Scott Bessent moves to military base after alleged Iranian threats

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent has moved out of his Washington-area home and relocated to a military base following threats to his life allegedly linked to Iran, according to a report by The New York Times.The move came after US officials concluded that Iranian plots targeting current and former American officials had reached a more advanced stage in recent weeks, partly based on intelligence about threats against Bessent, the newspaper reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.The precise nature and severity of the threats remain unclear. However, US officials have assessed that Iran's ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the United States and other overseas territories is limited, even as they take specific threats against individuals seriously.A Treasury Department spokesperson said Bessent “will not be deterred by the Iranian regime’s threats”, adding that he remained committed to carrying out the administration's campaign to put pressure on Iran.Bessent at centre of US economic pressure campaign against IranBessent has led Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran since August, seeking to isolate Iran financially through tougher sanctions and restrictions on trade routes.The campaign aims to cut off funding to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran's most powerful military force, which also controls a substantial part of the country's economy, according to The New York Times.The Treasury Department has imposed financial…