Authorities in New York and Washington are on high alert after US airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night, as per a Fox News report.
"We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran," NYPD said in a post on X. "Out of an abundance of caution, we're deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners. We’ll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC."
Shortly thereafter, the Metropolitan Police Department released a similar statement on the social media platform.
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"The Metropolitan Police Department is closely monitoring the events in Iran," the statement said. "We are actively coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to share information and monitor intelligence in order to help safeguard residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia."
MPD said there are no known threats to the District, but that it will increase its presence at religious institutions across the city.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted on X, noting that following the bombings in Iran, the city is "closely monitoring any threats to public safety."
"There are no known credible threats at this time and out of an abundance of caution, LAPD is stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites," Bass wrote in the post. "We will remain vigilant in protecting our communities."
US joins the Iran war
U.S. warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump said.
After a week of mixed signals, Trump, who has long vowed to steer America clear of overseas "forever wars," authorized U.S. forces to strike Iran's most heavily fortified nuclear installation, deep underground.
The U.S. bombing early Sunday in Iran followed a wave of airstrikes by Israel on Saturday against missile sites and a nuclear facility in Iran. Israeli forces targeted sites for missile launchers and radars in the Ahvaz region, which would have most likely been on any potential flight path used by U.S. warplanes on the way to strike Fordo.
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As the conflict entered its ninth day, Israel also said its strikes had killed three commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful military force in the country.
The civilian toll of the attacks by Israel has steadily risen. Iran's Health Ministry, in an updated toll of casualties, said Saturday that more than 400 Iranians, including 54 women and children, had been killed since Israel began its attacks, and at least 3,056 others had been wounded. A spokesperson for Iran's Health Ministry said that most of the casualties were civilians.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is taking precautions against assassination, according to three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans. He speaks with his commanders mostly through a trusted aide now, the officials said, and electronic communications have been suspended to make it harder to find him. He has also chosen replacements for his lieutenants down the chain of military command, in case of their deaths. The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces and senior military commanders have been killed in the conflict.
A near-total internet blackout in Iran appeared to be partially lifted early Saturday, but connectivity collapsed again just two hours later, according to internet monitoring group NetBlocks. The blackout has lasted nearly three days, making it hard for Iranians to communicate with each other or the outside world.
Civilians have borne the brunt of the attacks, as Israeli missiles hit some apartment buildings and residential complexes. Residents who spoke to The New York Times said they had not experienced attacks like this in a generation, with some recalling the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.
Israeli airstrikes achieved "direct impacts" on the underground area of the Natanz nuclear site, where Iran enriches uranium, the United Nations' chief nuclear monitor said Tuesday, based on new satellite images. That indicates more serious damage than previous assessments of the attack had shown.
(With agency inputs)
"We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran," NYPD said in a post on X. "Out of an abundance of caution, we're deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners. We’ll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC."
Shortly thereafter, the Metropolitan Police Department released a similar statement on the social media platform.
ALSO READ: Why the US used B-2 stealth bombers, costing $2.1 billion each to strike Iran’s nuclear sites
"The Metropolitan Police Department is closely monitoring the events in Iran," the statement said. "We are actively coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to share information and monitor intelligence in order to help safeguard residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia."
MPD said there are no known threats to the District, but that it will increase its presence at religious institutions across the city.
ALSO READ: US forces bomb Iranian nuclear sites; 'Fordow is gone' says Trump
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted on X, noting that following the bombings in Iran, the city is "closely monitoring any threats to public safety."
"There are no known credible threats at this time and out of an abundance of caution, LAPD is stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites," Bass wrote in the post. "We will remain vigilant in protecting our communities."
US joins the Iran war
U.S. warplanes dropped bombs on three nuclear sites in Iran, Trump said.
After a week of mixed signals, Trump, who has long vowed to steer America clear of overseas "forever wars," authorized U.S. forces to strike Iran's most heavily fortified nuclear installation, deep underground.
The U.S. bombing early Sunday in Iran followed a wave of airstrikes by Israel on Saturday against missile sites and a nuclear facility in Iran. Israeli forces targeted sites for missile launchers and radars in the Ahvaz region, which would have most likely been on any potential flight path used by U.S. warplanes on the way to strike Fordo.
ALSO READ: In his own words: Trump's Iran strike tests his rhetoric on ending wars
As the conflict entered its ninth day, Israel also said its strikes had killed three commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the most powerful military force in the country.
The civilian toll of the attacks by Israel has steadily risen. Iran's Health Ministry, in an updated toll of casualties, said Saturday that more than 400 Iranians, including 54 women and children, had been killed since Israel began its attacks, and at least 3,056 others had been wounded. A spokesperson for Iran's Health Ministry said that most of the casualties were civilians.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is taking precautions against assassination, according to three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans. He speaks with his commanders mostly through a trusted aide now, the officials said, and electronic communications have been suspended to make it harder to find him. He has also chosen replacements for his lieutenants down the chain of military command, in case of their deaths. The chief of staff of Iran's armed forces and senior military commanders have been killed in the conflict.
A near-total internet blackout in Iran appeared to be partially lifted early Saturday, but connectivity collapsed again just two hours later, according to internet monitoring group NetBlocks. The blackout has lasted nearly three days, making it hard for Iranians to communicate with each other or the outside world.
Civilians have borne the brunt of the attacks, as Israeli missiles hit some apartment buildings and residential complexes. Residents who spoke to The New York Times said they had not experienced attacks like this in a generation, with some recalling the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s.
Israeli airstrikes achieved "direct impacts" on the underground area of the Natanz nuclear site, where Iran enriches uranium, the United Nations' chief nuclear monitor said Tuesday, based on new satellite images. That indicates more serious damage than previous assessments of the attack had shown.
(With agency inputs)
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