Bessent tells Iranian leadership to “F the Iranian leadership,” says WSJ exposed his home and death threats forced him to move to a military base

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he was forced to leave his Georgetown home and relocate to a military base after receiving death threats linked to Iran. In a CNBC interview, he said he would not be intimidated by the Iranian leadership, using some choice language to make his point.

Bessent also accused The Wall Street Journal of putting his family at risk by publishing an aerial photograph of his $12.5 million home in January 2025. He said his team begged the newspaper’s editor not to publish the image because its geolocation data could reveal the property’s location, but the paper went ahead anyway. Bessent said the Secret Service instructed him to move.

"Uma das razões pelas quais tive que me mudar é porque o WSJ publicou uma FOTO DA MINHA CASA no DIA em que a comprei, que tem GEO-LOCALIZAÇÃO nela! De forma altamente irresponsável, o editor, nós SUPLICAMOS a ela PARA NÃO publicar a localização da minha casa, ela PUBLICOU MESMO…
— Ponto X (@O_PontoX) November 13, 2026