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

Iran has increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent by the Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday.
The memo warned that “the lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S. citizens have reached advanced stages.”
A U.S. official confirmed the authenticity of the memo first reported by Axios .
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