The acting Homeland Security secretary sought to assuage fears that Iran could attack the U.S. homeland after the death of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani in a targeted drone strike.
“The Department of Homeland Security stands ready to confront and combat any and all threats facing our homeland. While there are currently no specific, credible threats against our homeland, DHS continues to monitor the situation and work with our federal, state, and local partners to ensure the safety of every American,” Chad Wolf said in a statement Friday.
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Wolf said he met with senior Homeland Security personnel Thursday night to “assess potential new threats and component actions to respond to the constantly evolving threat landscape.”
Some have warned that President Trump’s decision to take out the Iranian commander, who led the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a group the U.S. designated as a terrorist organization, could lead to Iran killing Americans on U.S. soil.
Former CIA chief Michael Morell said Iran could instruct its proxies to go after American civilians in the Middle East or in the United States.
“The Iranians and Lebanese Hezbollah — they’re [Iran’s] main ally — have contingency plans on the books for such terrorist attacks, so such a terrorist attack could occur soon … and those include contingency plans in the United States against U.S. targets,” Morell said earlier Friday.
