US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was moved from his Washington DC home to a military base this week after US intelligence assessed the threat to his life from Iranian hitmen was growing.
As the cabinet minister responsible for toughening economic sanctions against the regime in Tehran, he’s long been an Iranian target.
Now it has been decided he needs enhanced protection.
The Iranian suspected of plotting to murder John Bolton, a former US national security adviser, has just been placed on the FBI’s ‘most wanted’ list, with a $20million bounty on his head. Again, Bolton has been an Iranian target for some time
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