In the past ten weeks, Iran has killed two Americans. Tehran would like to kill many more.

A new report to Congress issued from the State Department recently showed that former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook remain under “serious and credible threat” of assassination from the Iranian regime. This is severely taxing the Diplomatic Security Service, which is tasked with protecting the former diplomats. In total, nearly a dozen senior U.S. officials and prominent exiled dissidents are living under a sustained threat of attack. The U.S. needs to take decisive action to restore deterrence and prevent further American deaths.