Iran’s alleged lethal plots against US in ‘advance’ stage: Is the Houthi threat spreading? What US intel memo reveals

US intelligence has found that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target American diplomats and government officials in the Middle East and other countries, with lethal plots against US citizens reaching advanced stages, according to an October 23 memo obtained by Axios. The warning, issued by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, comes as the US State Department reduces personnel at several American diplomatic missions across the Middle East amid concerns about a wider regional conflict.

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