Iran has ‘substantially increased’efforts to target Americans abroad, US intelligence memo warns

Secretary of State Marco Rubio received an intelligence memo warning that Iran had substantially increased efforts to target U.S.personnel overseas.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AFP)

“The lethal plotting efforts by the Iranians against U.S.citizens have reached advanced stages in both the Middle East and certain other countries,” the memo continues.

The memo also states that intelligence officials will work to downgrade the classification of certain intelligence so it can be disseminated and shared with State Department personnel.

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“When it comes to our staffing at embassies, we constantly evaluate new information about the security environment,” the official said.“The threat of Houthi attacks and of Iranian terror plots targeting U.S.officials are informing our decisions on staffing adjustments for embassies on RO Status in the region.”

US PULLS PERSONNEL FROM SAUDI ARABIA AS KINGDOM COMES UNDER HOUTHI FIRE

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View of the US State Department before a meeting between Johann Wadephul (CDU), Foreign Minister, and his counterpart, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (Secretary of State).(Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

The intelligence report on Iranian efforts to target U.S.diplomats and officials in the Middle East also comes as President Donald Trump continues to weigh another round ofmilitary strikes against Iranif Tehran does not reach an agreement with Washington.

Earlier this week, the State Department addressed reports that it directed nonessential government personnel and their dependents to leave the entire Gulf region, clarifying that the departure order applies only to Saudi Arabia.

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State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said that any claims of a potential broader regional shutdown were “inaccurate.”

AMERICANS WARNED AGAIN TO RETHINK TRAVEL AS MISSILE ATTACK RATTLES HISTORIC REGION

Smoke and flames rise from King Khalid International Airport after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they attacked the airport, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct.8, 2026.(Reuters)

“The U.S.Department of State issued an ordered departure for non-emergency U.S.government employees and their family members in Saudi Arabia,” the department said.

The State Department previously renewed its warning to Americans traveling in and through the Middle East in late September.

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The latest warning came as Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched severalmissile attacks toward Saudi Arabia.

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� Nick Kalmancontributed to this report.