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Intelligence report warned of Iran's 'persistent threat' to US as White House downplayed the risk
The report said Iran used kidnappings, hacking and surveillance tactics, while federal agencies found no broad threat to the American public.
- On March 20, the FBI issued a 'Public Safety Awareness Report' warning law enforcement that the Iranian government 'poses a persistent threat' to U.S. military personnel, government officials, and Jewish and Israeli institutions.
- Iranian security services have attempted to kidnap and kill Americans in recent years, employing methods including 'stabbings, vehicle rammings, bombings, poisoning, strangling, suffocation, and arson,' the report stated.
- Despite these warnings, President Donald Trump publicly minimized the possibility of such attacks, telling reporters on March 11, 'No, I'm not' worried, even as outlets reported the administration had previously blocked similar intelligence.
- White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson defended the administration's security efforts on Tuesday, urging media outlets not to 'irresponsibly sow fear by reporting on individual law enforcement memorandums.'
- The report further stated that 'violent extremists with a variety of ideological backgrounds, including those who oppose the U.S. or Israel, also may see this conflict as a justification for violence.
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