The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly reassigning agents from immigration cases to counter potential attacks from Iranian agents in the U.S., sources told NBC News on Tuesday.
Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division Don Holstead reportedly reassigned the agents over concerns that Iran may activate sleeper cells in the U.S. as reprisal for President Donald Trump’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites on June 21, four sources with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
Iran has engaged in espionage and attempted assassinations on American soil for years, and recent tensions have elevated fears that its network may still have the capacity to harm Americans.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo Sunday warning of a “heightened threat environment” in the U.S. amid Trump’s strikes, warning that Iranian government affiliates could launch terrorist attacks on American soil.
Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel on Truth Social on Monday evening, marking a pause to the conflict; as of Tuesday, the ceasefire appeared to hold.
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