U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran
Topics: Iran
2 outlets (PBS NewsHour and BBC US) are covering this story.
- PBS NewsHour reports: “In a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams "have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to ta…”
- BBC US reports: “The warning comes as the US State Department makes adjustments to staffing at diplomatic posts in the region.”
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- PBS NewsHour: U.S. is reducing staffing at 4 Middle East embassies over increased threats from Iran
- BBC US: Iran trying harder to target US personnel in Middle East, intelligence chief warns
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