(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 7, 2024 shows Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) speaking after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waving at supporters at the end of a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE and CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Iran has threatened to activate terrorist sleeper cells in the United States (U.S), NBC News reported, citing unnamed sources.
The warning came days before the US attacked three Iranian nuclear sites in Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan on Sunday.
US President Donald Trump reportedly received a communiqué last week, via an intermediary at the G7 summit in Canada, stating that Iran would activate sleeper cells in the US if Washington decided to attack.
*“Tehran warned Washington it would activate sleeper-cells inside the US if attacked,” sources confirmed. This warning has raised concerns about potential retaliatory actions by Iran.
In response to the US strikes, Trump said, “Tehran must now agree to end this war” or face more serious consequences.
However, the international community has been critical of the US actions, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describing them as a “dangerous escalation” and a threat to global peace.
The tensions between the US and Iran have been escalating, particularly after Israel’s large-scale operation against Iran, Rising Lion, on June 13. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned the attack, vowing a “bitter and terrible fate” for Israel. Tehran, in turn, launched Operation True Promise 3, targeting military sites inside Israel.
