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The FBI is pivoting resources to cybersecurity and counterterrorism efforts, a source familiar with the matter tells Fox News Digital.
The FBI’s movement of agency resources comes after Iran fired short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles in an attack against a U.S. base in Qatar on Monday. Iran was responding to the American attack on its nuclear facilities that took place on Saturday.
ABC News first reported on the FBI development.
Following the U.S. attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities, Iranian state television declared every American citizen or soldier in the Middle East a legitimate target.
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In a statement, the FBI told Fox News Digital it continually assesses its resources to respond to pressing threats.
“The FBI does not comment on specific operational adjustments or personnel decisions. However, we continuously assess and realign our resources to respond to the most pressing threats to our national security and to ensure the safety of the American people,” an FBI official told Fox News Digital.
US WARNS OF GROWING THREAT TO AMERICANS AT HOME AS IRAN WEIGHS RETALIATION
The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin on Sunday warning Americans that cyberattacks are likely following the U.S. striking Iran’s nuclear facilities.
“The ongoing Iran conflict is causing a heightened threat environment in the United States. Low-level cyber attacks against US networks by pro-Iranian hacktivists are likely, and cyber actors affiliated with the Iranian government may conduct attacks against US networks. Iran also has a long-standing commitment to target US Government officials it views as responsible for the death of an Iranian military commander killed in January 2020. The likelihood of violent extremists in the Homeland independently mobilizing to violence in response to the conflict would likely increase if Iranian leadership issued a religious ruling calling for retaliatory violence against targets in the Homeland,” the bulletin read.
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President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Iran had agreed to a ceasefire, but they exchanged missiles before the ceasefire went into effect.
Fox News’ Morgan Phillips, Jennifer Griffin and Liz Friden contributed to this report.
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