US intelligence warns Iran targets Americans in Middle East
US intelligence chief Clayton warned that Iran has significantly increased efforts to target US citizens, with lethal plotting reaching advanced stages in the Middle East and other countries, according to a memo sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The warning follows Washington's order for non-essential embassy staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia this week, amid near-daily Houthi attacks on the kingdom, including a deadly strike on Riyadh's international airport. A US official said staffing decisions are informed by threats from Houthi attacks and Iranian terror plots. President Trump suggested Friday that the US might launch renewed military operations against Iran, referencing "another little Epic Fury" without specifying timing. The conflict began in late February with US-Israeli attacks on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader and senior military commanders.