Is Iran planning attacks on Americans; why is the US on alert?
US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East 'have reached advanced stages'.
Al Jazeera English reports: US intelligence memo warns that Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East 'have reached advanced stages'.
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