# Iranian plots to kill Americans in Middle East have reached ‘advanced stages,’ intel memo warns

https://mins.news/en/video/114354

- NBC News, 2026-10-24 23:31 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl1uZ1soA08

> A memo from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday warned that Iran has stepped up efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and elsewhere. It said Iranian efforts to plot lethal attacks against U.S. citizens had reached “advanced stages.”

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