Australia's terror threat unchanged as US warns of 'sleeper cell' attacks
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The US military action against Iran has sparked concerns that there could be retaliatory actions from sleeper cells either in Australia or internationally.

“We remain in a situation where the ASIO director-general and our security intelligence agencies are constantly vigilant,” Albanese stated during a press briefing today.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there has been no change in the advice given to the government regarding a domestic terror threat. (Alex Ellinghausen)

“There’s been no change in any of the advice that has been issued.”

Albanese said the government is “opposed to any action against Australians or indeed anyone else”.

“What we want to see, as President Trump has said, is peace going forward,” he said.

“There’s an opportunity for that to occur.”

However, there are reports of a heightened alert in the US for what are called “sleeper cell” attacks.

President Donald Trump was reportedly warned about retaliatory action at the G7 summit. (AP)

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has alerted that the risk posed by sleeper cells in the United States is “unprecedentedly high” following the military attacks on Iran’s three nuclear facilities.

Numerous US media outlets have noted that Iran warned Trump in the days before the recent strikes, indicating that they might trigger sleeper-cell attacks in the US if an assault occurred.

It has been reported Trump received this communication while at the G7 summit in Canada. The White House has not confirmed this report.

Trump later said to reporters he was not “in the mood” to negotiate with Iran.

US officials said FBI Director Kash Patel has increased efforts to monitor potential domestic sleeper cells on US soil, CBS News reported.

Vice President JD Vance told NBC’s Meet The Press that the US is prepared for Iran to respond.

He also criticised former president Joe Biden’s immigration policy after being asked about sleeper cells on US soil.

“We’re, of course, doing everything that we can to keep our people safe. I think that we’re prepared in the event that the Iranians do retaliate,” Vance said.

“Unfortunately, we know that a lot of people who we don’t have full accounting of were let in over the last four years under the Biden administration.”

Kash Patel, director of the FBI, reportedly increased monitoring of sleeper cells in the US. (Bloomberg)

What is a sleeper cell?

A sleeper cell is one or more agents who placed in a country or within an organisation with the intent to stay dormant and only take action on short notice in the future.

During the Cold War, sleeper cell spies were used by both the Soviet Union and United States to undertake espionage duties.

Sleeper agents live under false names and identities, sometimes for years.

In early 2020, ASIO revealed it uncovered a sleeper agent running a major spy ring in Australia.

Director-General Mike Burgess said at the time that the threat Australia faces from foreign espionage was “higher now than it was at the height of the Cold War”.

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