News Analysis
Politicians have voiced concern in recent days about potential Iranian regime retaliation that could come at the hands of sleeper cells, but officials in charge of the file have yet to publicly comment on the issue.
A sleeper cell is a group of people who remain inactive in a target area until they are activated to carry out covert operations, usually involving espionage, terrorism, or sabotage.
Information on the topic is typically a closely guarded state secret, but publicly available material may offer insight into what a potential threat could look like, based on previous successful and foiled Iranian regime operations abroad….