US EditionUS faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department
Recent violent acts linked to ISIS and Iran highlight rising terrorism risks amid staff losses at the FBI and Justice Department, with half of counterterrorism prosecutors departed.
- Across the United States, three acts of violence in the last week revealed a heightened terrorism threat, including two men with homemade bombs at a protest outside the mayoral mansion and a vehicle ramming at Temple Israel synagogue near Detroit, Michigan.
- Turnover and Iran's vows of revenge, along with tensions, have contributed to rising threats as half of Justice Department's National Security Division counterterrorism prosecutors left since the Trump administration.
- The two alleged bombers are teenagers, 18 and 19 years old, appearing self-radicalized, while the Old Dominion University shooter from Sterling, Virginia had a prior ISIS-related conviction.
- The FBI said agents remain dedicated professionals continuously realigning resources, a Justice Department spokesperson said there are no known credible threats, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer responded after the Temple Israel synagogue incident.
- An FBI bulletin on an aspirational Iranian drone threat recently warned of a possible California attack, while Kash Patel, FBI Director, fired about a dozen agents who worked Iran cases, raising experience concerns.
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The Independent (US)How Michigan, Virginia and New York attacks reveal elevated US terror threat
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the last week have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat in the United States – is the country equipped to deal with it?
U.S. faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, DOJ
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat, a concern that comes as the U.S. is at war with Iran and as the counterterrorism system...
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US faces elevated terrorism threats against backdrop of Iran war and cuts at FBI, Justice Department
Three acts of ideologically inspired violence in the last week have laid bare the heightened terrorism threat unfolding against the backdrop of a U.S. war with Iran and a counterterrorism system strained by the widespread departures of experienced national security professionals at the FBI and Justi
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