Iranian Sleeper Cells in the US May Have Been Activated After Khamenei's Death
Iranian Sleeper Cells In The US Activated? Encrypted Broadcasts Detected
Summary
US intelligence agencies detected an encrypted broadcast inside the United States shortly after Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US-Israeli strikes, raising fears that Iranian sleeper cells may have been activated on American soil. The development signals a potential domestic security threat as a direct consequence of the military operation that eliminated Iran's top leader. Authorities are on high alert as they work to decode the transmissions and assess the threat level.
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