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Iranian Assassination Plot Thwarted at Palm Beach Airport

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In March, a potential assassination plot involving Iranian sleeper agents and drones was thwarted at Palm Beach International Airport. The incident, which occurred as President Trumps Air Force One was preparing to depart, involved an unidentified drone and a civilian plane breaching restricted airspace. The situation was quickly neutralized by Air Force F-sixteen jets, but it raised serious concerns about the presence of nearly twenty thousand Iranian sleeper agents in the U.S. since 2021. Military bases went on high alert, and the Pentagon is now deploying anti-drone laser systems to counter the threat. Homeland Security and military intel are working to identify and neutralize these sleeper cells.

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Iranian Assassination Plot Thwarted at Palm Beach Airport

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Entertainment & Celebrity News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Iranian Assassination Plot Thwarted at Palm Beach Airport. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 23rd, back in March, a major security scare hit Palm Beach International Airport right before President Trump's Air Force One was set to take off. An unidentified drone breached restricted airspace near his estate, followed by a civilian plane that got too close. Air Force F-16 jets scrambled, fired flares, and escorted the plane out, averting what experts now call an Iranian assassination plot by sleeper. Intelligence sources tie this directly to Iran's seeking revenge, using drones as their go-to weapon since they can't win straight up fights. A convicted Iranian operative named Asif Merchant was busted for plotting to kill top U.S. officials, including Trump himself, proving these threats, are real targeted. Folks in the know, like retired General Paul Valelli and Senator Bill Haggardy, are sounding alarms over nearly 20,000 Iranian sleeper agents, who slipped into the country from 2021 to early 2025. Many are still unaccounted for,

ramping up fears nationwide. Military bases went on high alert that same month, hitting Charlie level for possible drone attacks at spots like McGuire-Dix Lakehurst in New Jersey, McDill in Florida, and Barclayl in Louisiana, where B-52 bombers sit. The Pentagon's responding hard with anti-drone laser systems, starting at Fort Leslie J. McNair, where key cabinet members stay. Homeland Security and military intel shut this down quick at Palm Beach, showing their locked in on these sleeper cells. Drone threats are the new frontline, but America's gearing up to counter them every step. This has been entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI.

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