Secret Service boosts security at key sites after Iran attacks

The US Secret Service heightened security around the White House, the homes of former presidents and other protected locations Saturday, citing the agency’s active monitoring of the situation in Iran.

The agency said the public may notice an increased law enforcement and federal presence near those sites but declined to detail specific protective measures, citing operational security concerns.

The Secret Service said it’s coordinating closely with local and federal partners, and that local law enforcement will communicate any temporary traffic or pedestrian disruptions in affected areas.

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The heightened posture came as Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel put his counterterrorism and counterintelligence teams on high alert after the US and Israel launched a sweeping military assault on Iran. 

In New York, the FBI and the New York Police Department’s Joint Terrorism Task Force were monitoring pro-Iran groups active on social media praising Iran’s response and urging supporters to mobilize — rhetoric officials described as hostile but not yet operational. No specific threats against US targets had been identified.

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