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- Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) warned of possible Iranian sleeper cells in the United States after recent airstrikes.
- He cited a security alert about potential revenge attacks and said entrants may have arrived via Brazil, a passport-fraud hub.
- The threat escalated after a car bombing in Michigan and a shooting in Virginia.
- Senators from both parties, including Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.), stressed vigilance and sleeper-cell risks.
