Pakistan, Oct. 25 -- Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian, in remarks broadcast on state TV ?on Saturday, blamed the United States for the failure of an interim deal with Iran, but said there ?should be a new attempt at concluding it.

"We were ?having negotiations; the cowards [Americans] messed everything ?up.I still think we should ?go and conclude it," Pezeshkian said.

US intelligence found that Iran has sharply stepped up efforts to target American officials in

the Middle East and other countries, with lethal plots reaching advanced stages, Axios reported on Friday.

The report cited a memo dated October 23 from Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, which said the information is relevant t...