Donald Trump’s White House is blocking top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about rising threats to the homeland tied to his war with Iran, the Daily Mail can reveal.
The FBI, Homeland Security, and the National Counterterrorism Center were preparing to put out a joint intelligence statement on Friday to state and local authorities alerting them of a heightened threat due to the ongoing war in Iran, a senior DHS official said.
The bulletin, which was reviewed by the Daily Mail, details ‘elevated threats by the government of Iran to US military and government personnel and facilities, Jewish and Israeli institutions and their perceived supporters, and Iranian dissidents and other anti-regime activists in the United States.’
‘Radicalized individuals with a variety of ideological backgrounds also may see this conflict or other geopolitical events as a justification for violence,’ the report continues.
The five-page bulletin blocked by the White House provides specific details on how Iranian proxies may carry out attacks across the country. One section explains how local law enforcement can respond to this type of violence.
The official title is ‘A Public Safety Awareness Report: Elevated threat in the United States during US-Iran conflict’.
Homeland Security broke protocol and gave the White House a heads-up about the nationwide bulletin hours before it was set to be released.
Top Trump officials ordered it placed on ‘hold’.
Trump’s White House is blocking the top US intelligence agencies from warning law enforcement across the country about rising threats to the homeland tied to his war with Iran, the Daily Mail can reveal
Homeland Security’s decision to inform the White House about the terror bulletin was done against the wishes of the FBI
Trump launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ one week ago in a joint military operation with Israel against Iran that killed the regime’s senior leadership, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
‘The three were going to release a joint intelligence statement that would elevate the threat level and start addressing the Iranian threat on American soil,’ the senior official said.
‘The White House stopped it, and verbalized down to DHS that any unclassified “for official use only” information going forward concerning Iran has to be reviewed by the White House before any dissemination.’
DHS’s decision to inform the White House was done against the wishes of the FBI leadership, the Daily Mail has learned.
‘White House is now inserting themselves. This can have a chilling effect on keeping state and local law enforcement informed about ongoing terrorist threats to the homeland posed by Iran,’ the official added.
‘They don’t want anything getting out that says what they’re doing in Iran is raising the threat level at home.’
Typically, these intel bulletins would be issued to law enforcement without input from the White House to avoid politicizing intelligence communications.
‘Intelligence products for law enforcement are supposed to be neutral, and fact based,’ the official asserted.
The Daily Mail contacted the FBI, and DHS for comment.
The White House did not deny blocking the terror bulletin in a statement to the Daily Mail.
‘The White House is coordinating closely with all government agencies to ensure information being disseminated is accurate, up to date, and has been properly vetted — even if that means taking additional time to review to ensure nothing is done in a vacuum,’ said White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson.
Iran retaliated to the US and Israeli strikes with a barrage of missiles at neighboring nations – some of which broke through air defense systems (seen in Dubai)
Homeland Security’s decision to provide the White House notice about the increased terror comes one day after Secretary Kristi Noem’s firing from the department
The counterterrorism center, which is run by Joe Kent, falls under the jurisdiction of the Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
Homeland Security’s decision to provide the White House notice about the increased terror threat comes one day after Secretary Kristi Noem’s firing from the department. She is due to officially step down from her role at the end of the month.
Trump launched ‘Operation Epic Fury’ one week ago in a joint military operation with Israel against Iran that killed the regime’s senior leadership, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The war has since spiraled across the Middle East, with Iran launching retaliatory strikes against US military bases and allied Gulf nations.
Six American troops have been killed and more than a dozen others injured in an Iranian drone attack. Trump previously warned that US troops could lose their lives, adding that ‘we may have casualties.’
Iran uses a network of proxy Islamic militant groups around the globe to carry out violent attacks against Western countries, including Hezbollah and the Houthis.
Days after Trump launched his war against Tehran, a gunman opened fire at a bar in Austin, Texas, killing three people and wounding 15 others before police shot him dead. Investigators later discovered that the shooter had expressed support for the Iranian regime online before opening fire.
Trump was reportedly warned by his top military advisers that Iran could respond to strikes with terror attacks with proxies on US soil.
Last week, FBI counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams were placed on elevated alert across the country by Kash Patel.
At the time, the agency did not say how long the terror alert would remain in effect.
