U.S. Warns of Terror Threat Following Strikes on Iran
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning about an increased risk of terrorist attacks and cyberattacks within the country following airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The alert was published in the National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin and will remain in effect until September 22.
The document notes that if “Iranian leadership issues a religious decree calling for retaliatory violence,” the likelihood increases that “violent extremists within the U.S. may self-mobilize to commit acts of violence.”
The department also highlighted the potential for pro-Iranian hackers to target U.S. cyber infrastructure. Additional threats, according to the bulletin, may come from groups linked to the killing of former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad in January 2020.
The U.S. Department of State has also urged American citizens around the world to exercise increased caution due to the growing risk of “demonstrations targeting U.S. citizens and interests abroad.”
NBC News, citing sources, reported that shortly before the U.S. strikes, Tehran sent an official communique to U.S. President Donald Trump, threatening to activate “sleeper cells” inside the United States in the event of an attack on Iran.
In response, Trump warned Tehran: “Any retaliatory action by Iran against the United States will be met with force far greater than what was seen earlier,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
On the night of June 22, the U.S. launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities located in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. During the strike on Fordow, the U.S. used ultra-heavy bunker-buster bombs for the first time. Iran has stated that it "reserves all options" for retaliation and has continued its attacks on Israel.
The department also highlighted the potential for pro-Iranian hackers to target U.S. cyber infrastructure. Additional threats, according to the bulletin, may come from groups linked to the killing of former Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad in January 2020.
The U.S. Department of State has also urged American citizens around the world to exercise increased caution due to the growing risk of “demonstrations targeting U.S. citizens and interests abroad.”
NBC News, citing sources, reported that shortly before the U.S. strikes, Tehran sent an official communique to U.S. President Donald Trump, threatening to activate “sleeper cells” inside the United States in the event of an attack on Iran.
In response, Trump warned Tehran: “Any retaliatory action by Iran against the United States will be met with force far greater than what was seen earlier,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform.
On the night of June 22, the U.S. launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities located in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. During the strike on Fordow, the U.S. used ultra-heavy bunker-buster bombs for the first time. Iran has stated that it "reserves all options" for retaliation and has continued its attacks on Israel.
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