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Iran war could prompt terrorist attacks, but FBI may not be ready

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03.04.2026

Three more FBI agents fired by Kash Patel, the agency's director, recently filed lawsuits challenging the legality of their terminations, joining 12 others who sued in December. The alleged sin of the more recent litigants? Participating in the investigation of Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election. As our war with Iran continues, the FBI can ill afford to lose experienced agents.

One of the hazards of a president who chooses sycophants as leaders is the risk it creates for the American people during a crisis.

The air strikes on Iran that began Feb. 28 have prompted at least four terrorist attacks: a man wearing a shirt bearing the colors of Iran’s flag on March 1 shot up a bar in Austin, Texas, killing three people and injuring 13; two teens allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group attempted to detonate an explosive device at a protest in New York City on March 7; a former National Guard member and convicted terrorist shot into a classroom of ROTC students in Norfolk, Virginia, on March 12, killing the instructor and injuring two students; on the same day, a man drove his car into Temple Israel synagogue outside Detroit and killed himself when approached by........

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