# Iranian plots to kill U.S. officials in Middle East have reached ‘advanced stages,’ intel memo warns

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- NBC News, 2026-10-24 11:49 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/iranian-plots-kill-us-officials-middle-east-reached-advanced-stages-in-rcna605360

> Iran has stepped up efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere, according to a memo Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday. The memo warns that plots to kill U.S. officials have reached “advanced stages.”

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