{
  "id": 16346863,
  "title": "Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/iran-has-ramped-up-efforts-to-target-us-personnel-intelligence-memo-16346863",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T16:46:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445764/iran-has-ramped-up-efforts-to-target-us-personnel-intelligence-memo-warns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "American intelligence officials have expressed concerns over Iran's growing efforts to target US personnel, according to a memo obtained by Reuters. The memo, sent by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, reveals that Iran's lethal plotting against American citizens has reached advanced stages in various regions, including the Middle East. This warning emerged just as Washington reduced the number of staff at its mission in Saudi Arabia amid intensified attacks by Houthi forces. The attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz have also increased, aligning with Iran's growing threat. CIA Director John Ratcliffe was also informed about these developments. In response, the US State Department has ordered non-emergency government employees and their families to leave US diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia, with plans to withdraw family members from other missions in the region. The Department also updated travel advisories for over a dozen countries in the Gulf and Middle East, citing the heightened threat from Houthis and Iranian terror plots targeting US officials. The ongoing Iran war, nearing its ninth month, has negatively impacted President Donald Trump's approval ratings ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.",
  "summary": "Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached “advanced stages”, a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration warned in a memo seen by Reuters . The alert from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton came after Washington scaled back staffing at its mission in Saudi Arabia earlier this week in response to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran intensifies efforts to target US personnel across regions",
    "US reduces staff at mission in Saudi Arabia due to attacks",
    "US State Department orders non-emergency employees to leave missions in Saudi Arabia"
  ],
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        "outlet": "Investing.com",
        "title": "Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/iran-has-ramped-up-efforts-to-target-us-personnel-intelligence-memo",
        "published": "2026-10-24T16:06:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/iran-has-ramped-up-efforts-to-target-us-personnel-intelligence-memo-16352137",
        "published": "2026-10-24T16:46:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}