Sleepers

As a consequence of the American bombing of Iran's nuclear weapons production facilities, concerns have grown about the possibility of Iranian "sleeper cells" in the U.S. perpetrating acts of terror in our homeland.

Those concerns have a plausible basis given the fact that President Biden's irresponsible open border policy resulted in at least 700 Iranians coming into this country illegally. The actual number is probably significantly higher since no one knows how many of the millions of "got-aways" were Iranians. It is known, however, that many of those 700 have criminal histories or terrorist connections.

For instance, ICE recently arrested 16 Iranians, three of whom merit special concern. From the Washington Free Beacon:

Immigration authorities have arrested 16 Iranian nationals, including a former member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with ties to Hezbollah, a former Iranian Army sniper, and a third individual on the terrorist watchlist, in a multi-state operation since Sunday.

One of the arrested men, Mehran Makari Sahel, is a former IRGC operative and has "admitted connections to Hezbollah," according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials quoted in a a CBS News report Tuesday morning. Both the IRGC, an elite branch of Iran's armed forces, and Hezbollah, a Lebanese group backed by Iran, are U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organizations.

Ribvar Karmi, who was arrested Sunday in Alabama, was carrying an identification card from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army, according to federal agents. Karmi reportedly served as a sniper in the Iranian Army from 2018 to 2021 and entered the United States in October 2024 on a K-1 visa, which is issued to foreign nationals engaged to American citizens.

A third arrestee, Yousef Mehridehno, has lived in the United States illegally for nearly eight years and was added to the terrorist watchlist in February after federal officials found out that he had lied on a visa application.

Authorities arrested at least five more Iranian nationals with criminal histories, Fox News reported Tuesday afternoon.

We'll be living with the consequences of the Biden presidency for years. Already, dozens, perhaps hundreds, of Americans have had their lives damaged or taken from them in acts of rape, sexual assault, murder, and drunk or reckless driving by illegal immigrants.

Hopefully, the consequences will not also include acts of terror committed by Iranians seeking revenge for the humiliation they've suffered in their war with Israel.