Intelligence Memo Warns of Advanced Iranian Plots to Target U.S. Officials Abroad

10/25/2026

Iran ramps up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns, as Washington adjusts staffing in the Middle East.

10/24/2026

Jay Clayton, the top U.S. intelligence official, said in the memo that Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target Americans.

10/24/2026

By Humeyra Pamuk and Enas Alashray Oct 24 (Reuters) - Iran has ⁠ramped ⁠up efforts to target US personnel, ⁠and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached "advanced stages", a...

10/24/2026

This comes as American diplomats were instructed to depart Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with their families

10/24/2026

Iranian plots to target and kill U.S. officials in the Middle East have "substantially increased," according to a declassified intelligence memo dated Friday, with these efforts reportedly...

10/24/2026

The intelligence warning comes as US President Donald Trump raises the possibility of another military operation against Iran, nearly eight months into the war.

10/24/2026

As per a memo obtained by Axios, some of the suspected Iranian plots involving potential loss of life have progressed to advanced stages.

10/23/2026

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton warned in a memo to Secretary of State Rubio that Iran has "substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel," and the plots have "reached...

10/24/2026

An intelligence memo cited by Axios says Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US diplomats and officials in West Asia, while US has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Saudi Arabia

10/24/2026

The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

10/24/2026

This development comes amid reports that "Iran has substantially increased efforts to target US personnel" and that plotting efforts "have reached advanced stages..."

10/24/2026

State of the Union: The memo followed the evacuation of personnel from the U.S. embassy in Saudi Arabia.

10/24/2026

The intelligence has come as the Trump administration prepares to restart military operations against Tehran.

10/24/2026

The United States has warned of an increase in Iranian efforts to target American diplomats and officials overseas, with some alleged assassination plots reaching advanced stages

10/24/2026

A classified intelligence memo shared with Marco Rubio says Iran has increased efforts to target US personnel in the Middle East and other regions.

10/24/2026

The US government has placed its employees across the Middle East on heightened alert and begun reducing staffing levels at embassies and consulates amid intelligence indicating that Iran is in...