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U.S. embassies on alert after Iran threat warnings, CNBC reports
CNBC reports U.S. embassy officials in the Middle East were on heightened alert Friday after intelligence warnings that Iran is planning attacks on Americans.
- New headline Was: “American embassies tighten security as Iran threat warnings intensify ahead of U.S. midterm elections”
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U.S. embassy officials in the Middle East were on heightened alert Friday after new reports that Iran is in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Americans, CNBC reported1.
CNBC, citing a New York Times report, said a memo from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton described intelligence that Iran had increased efforts to target U.S. personnel in the region, and that the threats also applied to certain other countries1.
The warnings followed a U.S. order this week for non-emergency government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as attacks from Iran-backed Houthis have worsened and the broader war between the United States and Tehran nears its eighth month, according to CNBC1.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the group Saturday aimed toward Taif and Yanbu, CNBC reported1.
CNBC said the Trump administration has vowed to put off military strikes on Iran until after the Nov. 3 midterm elections, as fallout from the war has disrupted the U.S. economy, with inflation and affordability as top voter concerns1.
Rising Middle East tensions sent oil prices higher this week, CNBC reported, with Brent crude futures topping $116 a barrel, a six-month high, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate rising 3.8% to settle over $103 a barrel1.
