Public security agencies in the US are closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East after the US has launched air strikes against Iran on Saturday (21), monitoring intelligence information in search of potential threats to the country.
The Department of Internal Security, the FBI and other federal, state and local agencies are aware of any response from Iran or other countries against the US, CNN a federal authority familiar with the coordination.
DHS secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media publication on Saturday night: “We will work incessantly to protect US territory.”
New York and Washington City Police Departments DC said they are sharing intelligence information with their federal partners and increasing or maintaining a high level of police resources around religious institutions.
The DC Police Department has stated in a statement that there is no known threat to the country’s capital, but is working to “safeguard residents, companies and visitors in Columbia district.”
Security measures in various important areas of the US capital, including the White House, the Pentagon and the Israeli embassy, have increased. Authorities said to CNN That these increases are part of a normal security protocol, activated whenever a conflict of this size begins.
New York City Police Department has stated in a statement: “For excessive caution, we are mobilizing additional resources to religious, cultural and diplomatic places throughout New York City and coordinating with our federal partners.”
Before US attacks, police authorities told the CNN That while there was no increase in Iran’s already high threat against the US, this situation could change quickly.
