{"id":93907,"date":"2026-03-12T01:56:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/iran-may-be-activating-sleeper-cells-outside-the-country-alert-says\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T01:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:56:33","slug":"iran-may-be-activating-sleeper-cells-outside-the-country-alert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/iran-may-be-activating-sleeper-cells-outside-the-country-alert-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran may be activating sleeper cells outside the country, alert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC\">The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/live-updates\/iran-live-updates\/?id=130893022\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">originated in Iran<\/a> that may serve as &#8220;an operational trigger&#8221; for &#8220;sleeper assets&#8221; outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">The alert, reviewed by ABC News, cites &#8220;preliminary signals analysis&#8221; of a transmission &#8220;likely of Iranian origin&#8221; that was relayed across multiple countries shortly after the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE\" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/ayatollah-ali-khamenei-irans-supreme-leader-dead-trump\/story?id=122947671\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/a> Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was killed in a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW\" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO\" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV\"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b79167b9-6adc-482e-afea-4a654f4f553b\/tehran-2-ap-jef-260309_1773058622454_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b79167b9-6adc-482e-afea-4a654f4f553b\/tehran-2-ap-jef-260309_1773058622454_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b79167b9-6adc-482e-afea-4a654f4f553b\/tehran-2-ap-jef-260309_1773058622454_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/b79167b9-6adc-482e-afea-4a654f4f553b\/tehran-2-ap-jef-260309_1773058622454_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur\" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz\" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ\">Security forces deploy to guard a rally in support of Iran&#8217;s new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on March 9, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh\">Atta Kenare\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">The intercepted transmission was encoded and appeared to be destined for &#8220;clandestine recipients&#8221; who possess the encryption key, the kind of message intended to impart instructions to &#8220;covert operatives or sleeper assets&#8221; without the use of the internet or cellular networks.<!-- -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">It&#8217;s possible the transmissions could &#8220;be intended to activate or provide instructions to prepositioned sleeper assets operating outside the originating country,&#8221; the alert said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW\" data-testid=\"prism-inline-image\">\n<figure class=\"kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO\" data-testid=\"prism-figure\">\n<div class=\"GpQCA lZur gIjeL\" data-testid=\"prism-ratio-frame\">\n<div class=\"FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV\"><picture data-testid=\"prism-picture\"><source media=\"(max-width: 414px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/66a8e7fe-6e5f-4eab-8477-b7d0fbf9e6f4\/tehran-1-ap-jef-260309_1773058622529_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/66a8e7fe-6e5f-4eab-8477-b7d0fbf9e6f4\/tehran-1-ap-jef-260309_1773058622529_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 415px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/66a8e7fe-6e5f-4eab-8477-b7d0fbf9e6f4\/tehran-1-ap-jef-260309_1773058622529_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/66a8e7fe-6e5f-4eab-8477-b7d0fbf9e6f4\/tehran-1-ap-jef-260309_1773058622529_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI\" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.abcnewsfe.com\/a\/66a8e7fe-6e5f-4eab-8477-b7d0fbf9e6f4\/tehran-1-ap-jef-260309_1773058622529_hpMain.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>\n<div class=\"nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW lZur\" data-testid=\"prism-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz\" data-testid=\"prism-truncate\"><span><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ\">A crowd holding Iranian flags gathers during a demonstration in support of the nomination of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as successor to his late father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as supreme leader, in Tehran, Iran, March 9, 2026.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh\">Vahid Salemi\/AP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">&#8220;While the exact contents of these transmissions cannot currently be determined, the sudden appearance of a new station with international rebroadcast characteristics warrants heightened situational awareness,&#8221; the alert said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">While the alert is careful to say there is &#8220;no operational threat tied to a specific location,&#8221; it does instruct law enforcement agencies to increase their monitoring of suspicious radio-frequency activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN\">If the contents of the alert prove true, it would confirm the fears expressed by law enforcement officials after the U.S. and Israel struck Iran that sleeper cells deployed around the West could be used for retaliation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/iran-activating-sleeper-cells-alert\/story?id=130897687\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\nSee more https:\/\/theglobaltrack.com\/<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as &#8220;an operational trigger&#8221; for &#8220;sleeper assets&#8221; outside the country, according to a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies. 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