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October 25, 2026

US intelligence chief warns Iran is stepping up efforts to target American personnel in the Middle East

Also: Anthropic prepares IPO filing as draft prospectus shows soaring revenue, $80bn half-year loss‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Sunday 25 October 2026

Geopolitics & Conflict
US intelligence chief warns Iran is stepping up efforts to target American personnel in the Middle East
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton has warned that Iran is trying harder to target American personnel in the Middle East.

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