NEWS
NEW: An FBI official tells Fox News that counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams are on elevated alert nationwide following coordinated U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran…
FBI Director Kash Patel said Saturday that he has placed the bureau’s counterterrorism and intelligence teams on high alert as U.S. operations against Iran unfold.
“Last night, I instructed our Counterterrorism and intelligence teams to be on high alert and mobilize all assisting security assets needed,” Patel wrote on X. “Our JTTFs throughout the country are working 24/7, as always, to address and disrupt any potential threats to the homeland.”
Patel added that while the U.S. military is handling force protection overseas, the FBI “remains at the forefront of deterring attacks here at home” and will continue working around the clock to protect Americans.
A law enforcement source said the shift typically means the bureau would increase surveillance of priority suspects, task confidential sources and review technical intelligence collection.
The heightened posture follows ongoing U.S. strikes on Iranian targets as tensions escalate across the region.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she is “in direct coordination with our federal intelligence and law enforcement partners as we continue to closely monitor and thwart any potential threats to the homeland.”
The alert also unfolds during a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
BREAKING: Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei is dead after U.S. and IDF strike…
NEW: A U.S. official tells Fox News the strikes on Iran are expected to last for days — not just a few hours. The official and another source also confirmed to Fox News that there were no casualties from Iran’s strike on a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain. The missile hit an empty warehouse.
MIDEAST DIPLOMACY: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced President Trump has spoken with numerous Middle East leaders following the joint US-Israel attack on Iran.
NEW: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says she is in direct coordination with federal intelligence agencies on potential threats to the U.S. following joint strikes on Iran…
NEW: An FBI official tells Fox News that counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams are on elevated alert nationwide following coordinated U.S.-Israel airstrikes on Iran…
BREAKING: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz says Israel has launched a ‘preemptive’ strike on Iran, as Iranian state media report explosions in eastern and northern Tehran.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the biggest U.S. aircraft carrier, has left port near the Greek island of Crete on Thursday…
STATE OF ALERT: The State Department is allowing non-essential personnel working at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to leave Israel ahead of possible strikes on Iran.
BREAKING: Missiles have been launched from Iran towards Israel, says the Israeli military…
Live updates: U.S. military begins ‘major combat operations in Iran,’ Trump says…
DIVIDED STATES: Sen. John Fetterman said he was likely the only Democrat to shake hands with President Trump at the State of the Union, describing his side of the aisle’s conduct as “disappointing,” adding he found it sad so many of his colleagues didn’t show up…
