https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-intel-warns-iran-has-substantially-increased-efforts-to-kill-american-officialsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-intel-warns-iran-has-substantially-increased-efforts-to-kill-american-officialshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-intel-warns-iran-has-substantially-increased-efforts-to-kill-american-officials#u158715Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:47:28 +0000Iranian plots to kill US officials have reached 'advanced stages', according to a US intelligence memo. The threat has prompted the US to move diplomats and families from multiple Middle Eastern countries. The State Department is drawing down personnel at several American embassies amid mounting fears of a broader regional conflict.Why it mattersThe intelligence warning comes amid intensifying strikes against Saudi Arabia by the Houthis, an Iran-backed group. The US has reduced staffing at several diplomatic missions across the Middle East. The threat is part of a broader escalation