The move comes as Bessent has spent the last several months executing a massive economic campaign against Iran aimed at severing all of Tehran’s remaining financial ties around the world.
A person familiar with the matter, who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive details, said the relocation was partly due to media reports that helped identify Bessent's home address. The relocation was earlier reported by The New York Times.
Recent U.S. intelligence showed that Iran has stepped up efforts to target American personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere, which contributed to the State Department last month reducing staffing at four U.S. embassies in the region.
Other top Trump administration officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, also live on military bases.
