An actor portraying US President Donald Trump walks behind bars in a billboard resembling a prison cell in Tehran.
\n\nUS intelligence has found that Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to target American diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching "advanced stages", according to a memo cited by Axios.
\n\nThe unclassified memo, dated 23 October, was sent by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. It warns that intelligence about Iranian assassination plots needs to be shared with more American personnel than are currently authorised to receive it.
\n\nThe warning comes as the State Department reduces staffing at several US diplomatic missions in the Middle East amid fears of a wider regional conflict.
\n\nUS officials are also concerned that Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen could extend their attacks beyond Saudi Arabia to other countries in the region. The threat comes alongside the prospect of renewed US and Israeli military operations against Iran, potentially after the US midterm elections.
\n\nSpeaking at a rally in Florida on Friday, President Donald Trump suggested the US could launch further military action if Tehran did not agree to a deal.
\n\n"We may do another…
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