Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently moved out of his home and onto a U.S. military base after Iranian threats against his life, The New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter.

U.S. officials have concluded in recent weeks that Iranian plotting against current and former American officials has reached a more advanced stage, based in part on intelligence about threats to Bessent, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe sensitive information. The severity of the threats was not immediately clear.

A Treasury Department spokesperson confirmed the move, saying Bessent "will not be deterred by the Iranian regime's threats" and remains committed to executing the campaign to squeeze Iran's economy. The location of the base was not disclosed.

Since August, Bessent has led Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran, meant to isolate Iran financially through tougher sanctions and restrictions on trade routes. A central aim of the campaign is to cut off money to the Revolutionary Guard, Iran's most powerful military force.

Bessent is the latest senior Trump administration official to leave a Washington-area home for a military base or other protected housing amid security concerns, as threats linked to Iran have intensified.

The disclosure came the same day FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the Justice Department had indicted three Iranian-backed operatives suspected of being behind nearly 20 plots across the United States and Europe. A senior intelligence official had warned in a memo seen by Reuters late last month that lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens had reached "advanced stages."

Iran has previously denied plotting to attack officials and people on U.S. soil. U.S. officials have noted that Iran's ability to carry out large-scale attacks in the United States and other territories overseas is limited, though they have deemed specific, targeted threats against individuals to be serious — including a murder-for-hire plot against President Donald Trump during the 2024 campaign.

Bessent has been the face of Washington's economic pressure campaign against Tehran during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, which began on February 28.