A spokesman for the US Treasury Department told Iran International: "The Minister of Finance will not be influenced by the Iranian government's threats and is still committed to implementing economic exclusion measures and maintaining the blockade." He added that these two measures together will lead the economy of the Islamic Republic to collapse.
An informed source also told Iran International: "After the Wall Street Journal published an article that contained a photo and made it possible to identify the geographic location of the US Treasury Secretary's home in the Georgetown neighborhood, security concerns increased and finally the Treasury Secretary had to move to a military base to protect himself."
This source added: "With increasing threats to government officials, the media is obliged to act responsibly.