Overview

• The US and Israel carried out airstrikes on June 20 targeting Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan.
• Iranian officials warned President Trump via a G7 summit intermediary that sleeper cells embedded in the US could be activated in retaliation for the strikes.
• The Department of Homeland Security’s National Terrorism Advisory System issued a bulletin describing a heightened threat environment without naming specific plots.
• FBI Director Kash Patel ordered expanded surveillance of suspected Iran-backed sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah across multiple US cities.
• Sen. Tom Cotton cited Customs and Border Protection data showing over 1,500 Iranian nationals entered illegally under Biden policies, with more than 700 released, as justification for increased vigilance.