US intelligence warns of advanced Iranian plots to kill American officials abroad
State Department draws down embassy staff across Middle East as memo details ‘substantially increased’ threat
U.S. intelligence has warned that Iran has “substantially increased” efforts to target American diplomats and officials, with lethal plots reaching “advanced stages,” according to an Oct. 23 memo obtained by Axios. The warning has prompted the State Department to reduce personnel at several embassies in the Middle East amid fears of a broader regional conflict.