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US cuts embassy staff after warning of Iranian plots
The United States is reducing staff at four Middle East embassies after an intelligence warning about Iran. A memo from intelligence chief Jay Clayton said Iran had "substantially increased efforts" to target US personnel and that plots had reached "advanced stages." US missions also updated travel advisories across the Gulf.
Why it matters
American diplomats and travelers in the Gulf face tighter security and fewer embassy services.
Background
Washington this week ordered non-essential embassy staff and families to leave Saudi Arabia after rising Houthi attacks. The warning comes before the US midterm elections on November 3.
Sources
- PBS NewsHour ↗Oct 24, 11:09 AM ET
- CNBC ↗Oct 24, 1:22 PM ET
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