DNI warns of advanced Iranian plots to target US personnel in Middle East

• DNI Jay Clayton warned Secretary of State Marco Rubio of increased Iranian efforts to target U.S. personnel.
• The intelligence memo, dated October 23, indicates that these plots have reached advanced stages.
• The State Department has ordered the departure of diplomats and their families from multiple Middle Eastern countries.
• U.S. officials are reducing staffing at several embassies due to the heightened threat.
• The memo is one reason behind the U.S. discreetly moving diplomats and families from various Middle Eastern countries.