Iran plots against US personnel reach advanced stages, memo warns
An intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots to target U.S. personnel have reached advanced stages in the Middle East and other regions. This follows the State Department's decision to evacuate non-emergency staff from Saudi Arabia due to Houthi rebel threats.
Why it matters
The escalation of targeted threats against U.S. officials increases the risk of direct military confrontation between the U.S. and Iran.
Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target U.S. personnel abroad, with plots to kill Americans reaching "advanced stages" in the Middle East and other countries, according to an intelligence memo obtained by Fox News. The memo, sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, comes just days after the State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government employees and their family members to leave Saudi Arabia due to escalating attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. U.S. officials confirmed the authenticity of the unclassified intelligence memo, which was first reported by Axios. "Specifically, through various channels, we have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," the memo states. 'KEEP A LOW PROFILE': STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS AMERICANS OVERSEAS THEY COULD BE TARGETED "The lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S.
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