https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-plots-to-kill-u-s-officials-in-middle-east-have-reached-advanced-stages-intel-memo-warnsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-plots-to-kill-u-s-officials-in-middle-east-have-reached-advanced-stages-intel-memo-warnshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/iranian-plots-to-kill-u-s-officials-in-middle-east-have-reached-advanced-stages-intel-memo-warns#u158088Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:12:01 +0000United States intelligence warns that Iranian plots to kill American officials in the Middle East and other countries have reached advanced stages. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton issued the warning in a memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The intelligence assessment indicates that Iran has substantially increased its efforts to target U.S. personnel abroad. Amid growing fears of a wider regional escalation, the United States government has begun moving diplomats and their families out of multiple countries across the Middle East.Why it mattersWashington is responding to