Iran Sleeper Cells in US: Top Security Concern

0:00It's March 29th. Welcome in. This is U.S. News Today, where national headlines meet AI. Fears are spiking about undetected illegal immigrants from Iran, possibly forming sleeper cells in the U.S., especially after recent American and Israeli strikes hit key sites there. A Department of Homeland Security report from March 2nd warns Iran and its allies might try targeted attacks here. But a big physical assault seems. Unlikely, with cyber hits the top short-term worry, a federal alert picked up encrypted signals from Iran that could be waking up hidden agents abroad, though it stresses no specific threat or location. Right now. Iran still tops the U.S. list as a state-taire sponsor, reeling from those airstrikes that wrecked parts of Tehran this month. Past cases prove Iranian plots have hit U.S. soil. Just on March 6th, a jury-nailed ASEAF merchant, an Islamic revolutionary guard corps guy, isn't here for political hits. Another case charged, far-had Shakeri last year, for surveilling a dissident in New York

1:04and plotting against then-President-elect Trump. President Trump spoke up on March 11th, noting lots crossed under old border rules, but saying authorities have eyes on most. By partisan senators like Ron Wyden, James Rish, and Rick Scott are pushing vigilance too, with Scott warning it only takes one bad actor. While rhetoric runs hot, public records don't confirm any active Iranian network inside our borders yet, so monitoring stays key as tension simmer.