Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said last month Iran was in “advanced stages” of their plans to target US personnel in the Middle East.But Iran has said it could expand beyond the Middle East in their retaliation for the US attacks.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday they have “addressed” the issue by “moving people away from the threat”.President Trump took to social media yesterday, claiming: “Should there be any change with respect to developments in the Middle East, the United States of America is ‘locked and loaded’ and ready to go.”He added, however, that an escalation “seems to be quite unlikely” and the Middle East is “protected from Iranian danger and threats”.