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US intel memo warns Iran plots against Americans reach 'advanced stages'

An unclassified memo from the director of national intelligence to the secretary of state warned of increased Iranian efforts to target US personnel as several embassies reduce staffing.

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  • Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio in an unclassified memo that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US personnel.
  • The memo said lethal plotting efforts against US citizens have reached advanced stages in the Middle East and certain other countries.
  • The memo did not identify specific targets or name the countries outside the Middle East.
  • The State Department ordered non-emergency government personnel and families to leave Saudi Arabia and announced staffing reductions at embassies in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe was copied on the memo.
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Warns Iran plots against Americans reach advanced stages

New York Post (Politics): US Intel warns Iran boosting efforts to target Americans in Mideast

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Right-leaning outlets report the intelligence warning as a serious escalation, tying it to the administration's diplomatic drawdowns and the possibility of renewed military strikes on Tehran.

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Highlights Iranian plots reaching advanced stages

Breitbart (Politics): U.S. Intel Warns Iranian Plots to Kill Americans Abroad Have Reached ‘Advanced Stages’ — Regional Embassies Reduce Staff

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Far-right outlets stress the memo's warning of lethal Iranian plotting and the embassy staff reductions, presenting the intelligence as a driver of the diplomatic pullback.

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