Justice Department seizes several websites it says spread terrorist propaganda
6 hours ago
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- The Justice Department seized websites used by Iran for psychological operations and terrorist propaganda.
- Iran's Ministry of Intelligence posted stolen data and death threats against journalists, dissidents, and Israelis.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi warned that online terrorist propaganda can incite real-world violence.
- FBI Director Kash Patel vowed to pursue those behind the threats and cyberattacks.
- Recent attacks in Virginia and Michigan are being investigated as terrorism, with links to Hezbollah and ISIS.
- Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei was killed in US-Israeli strikes late last month.
- Seized websites posted sensitive information on 190 Israeli government associates and issued threats.
- The Justice Department stated the goal was to suppress criticism and intimidate the Iranian diaspora.