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US intelligence agencies have issued a significant warning about Iranian efforts to assassinate American diplomats and senior officials across the Middle East and beyond, according to classified documents obtained by multiple sources. The memorandum, which was sent to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser, details that Iranian plots have advanced to sophisticated stages and represent an escalating threat.

A senior American official confirmed to Walla that the intelligence assessment warns of intensified efforts to target US government personnel and civilians in the Middle East and other regions. The threat level has prompted the US State Department to order non-essential staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, while quietly reducing personnel at diplomatic missions in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Lebanon.

Iranian officials have separately threatened that if Iran is attacked, ‘there will be no more red lines,’ and have stated that Tehran has detailed plans to target critical Gulf undersea cables if military conflict resumes. The warnings underscore escalating regional tensions and US concerns about potential Iranian retaliation.

The US personnel reductions across multiple Middle Eastern embassies reflect heightened concerns about Houthi attacks and broader regional escalation, according to sources who spoke with CNN. The coordinated diplomatic drawdown signals serious American assessment of the security threat posed by Iranian-backed activities in the region.

Sources: Times of Israel, Walla, www.israelhayom.co.il, Ynet