President Donald Trump has revoked the security detail for Mark Esper, a former defense secretary who is among several officials who are facing threats from Iran because of actions they took on behalf of the president during his first term, according to two people with knowledge of the matter.

It was not immediately clear when Esper’s security detail was called off. A White House spokesperson and a Pentagon official did not immediately comment. Esper declined to comment.

Esper is the latest former senior U.S. official to have his security detail pulled since Trump, who has also faced threats from Iran, took office. Pentagon officials last week removed Esper’s portrait as secretary of the Army.

Within hours of his inauguration, Trump began to systematically pull security details from nearly half a dozen people who had served in his first term. The U.S. intelligence community has said Iran has sought revenge against U.S. officials involved in the drone strike that killed Iran’s Gen. Qassem Soleimani in early January 2020.

— The New York Times