US intercepts encrypted message possibly linked to Iranian sleeper cells: Report Related news

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WASHINGTON The US has intercepted encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran that may serve as an operational trigger for sleeper cells outside the country, according to a report published on Monday. ABC News said it reviewed a federal government alert sent to law enforcement agencies citing “preliminary signals analysis” of a transmission likely of Iranian origin, relayed across multiple countries shortly after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in a reported US-