FBI Raises Terrorism Alert Over Fears of Retaliation by Iran

Feb. 28, 2026, 6:48 PM UTC

FBI Director Kash Patel said he put the bureau’s counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams on high alert Saturday after the US and Israel launched a sweeping military assault on Iran.

Iran retaliated with strikes on US military bases and allies in the region after President Donald Trump urging Iranians to overthrow the government.

In New York, the FBI and the New York Police Department’s Joint Terrorism Task Force were monitoring pro-Iran groups who were active on social media Saturday praising Iran’s response and urging supporters to mobilize — rhetoric officials described as hostile but not yet operational, according to a task ...

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