Iranian Sleeper Cells Hidden in Rural US: Counterterror Expert Warns of Homeland Risk
United States: In a sobering revelation, a seasoned counterterror operative has flagged the unsettling presence of Iranian sleeper networks quietly embedded across rural segments of the United States—seemingly invisible, yet potentially poised for carnage.
Following the United States’ surgical military maneuvers on multiple Iranian nuclear installations on June 22, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unfurled a National Terrorism Advisory Bulletin. The communiqué underscored a sharpened climate of risk, warning of a possible surge in Iranian-aligned or homegrown terror.
“The chance of lone-wolf radicals activating within the Homeland escalates if Iran’s high clergy decrees a call for vengeance,” the DHS bulletin cautioned. “Iran has persistently vowed to avenge US officials it blames for the demise of a senior Iranian commander in January 2020.”
Jonathan Gilliam—once a federal sleuth with the FBI and now a specialist in clandestine threats—shared his fears with Fox News Digital. According to him, these covert agents may not be hiding in shadows, but right before our eyes, according to Fox News.
“They’re likely camouflaged amid everyday settings,” Gilliam said. “That’s the spine-chilling part. Over the past four years, we’ve witnessed systems unravel, allowing unchecked inflows of foreign operatives."