As President Trump considers whether to launch a U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, federal law enforcement has intensified its monitoring of Hezbollah-linked operatives within the United States, according to a CBS News report.
FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor possible domestic sleeper cells linked to Hezbollah — a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization backed by Iran — since Israel’s Operation Rising Lion offensive began earlier this month, U.S. officials said.
Both the FBI and the White House declined to comment, but CBS sources say the stepped-up surveillance reflects long-standing concerns about Iran’s ability to orchestrate attacks on U.S. soil — concerns that have escalated since President Trump ordered the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in 2020.
For years, U.S. law enforcement and intelligence officials have been concerned about Iran’s ability to direct or inspire attacks within the United States — a concern that has ramped up since Soleimani’s killing. The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and others have devoted significant resources to countering the threat.
One operative allegedly took that mission personally.
Late last year, federal prosecutors charged an operative of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two U.S.-based people with plotting to surveil and assassinate critics of the Iranian regime. The IRGC operative allegedly told investigators he was pushed by unnamed IRGC officials to plan an attack against Mr. Trump.
And the list of Iranian targets doesn’t stop with the former president. High-profile Americans remain under threat.
In recent years, prosecutors have charged people with plotting to kill Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton and Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad, both of whom are frequent critics of Iran’s government.
Bolton was placed under Secret Service protection in 2021 due to the threat. But this year, CBS News reports, President Trump revoked his protection this year.
Now, President Trump is weighing whether to strike Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility.
Mr. Trump is considering whether to strike Iran’s uranium enrichment facility at Fordo, joining Israel’s weeklong campaign against Iranian nuclear and military targets…
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the timeline:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday the president will make a decision within the next two weeks, citing “a substantial chance of negotiation that may or may not take place” with Iran.
With tensions at a boil and sleeper cells under watch, the question now isn’t just if Trump will act, but whether America is ready for what comes next.
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