It’s (Iran) targeted, and it’s highly vulnerable — that’s what actually makes it increasingly dangerous to the West,” he said in a press call.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei may be attempting to activate sleeper cells in the West as Iran faces mounting pressure from Israel in the ongoing conflict, according to Middle East experts.
Barak Seener, a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, warned that Iran’s vulnerability could make it increasingly dangerous. “The very fact now that the Iranian regime is volatile, it’s targeted, and it’s highly vulnerable — that’s what actually makes it increasingly dangerous to the West,” he said in a press call.
Khamenei rejected President Trump’s demands to surrender and abandon Iran’s nuclear program, calling them “absurd rhetoric.” He warned, “The US entering in this matter is 100% to its own detriment.”
Seener noted that Tehran’s proxies, including Hamas and Hezbollah, have largely withdrawn, leaving the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) isolated. “Where can the IRGC flex? The only place… is the international community to potentially activate sleeper cells,” he said.
He questioned Iran’s remaining capability if IRGC leadership is dismantled, but added, “Perhaps contingency measures have been created where malign activities can go on unaffected.”