18 March 2026
# Terror Plots Surge to 640 in 2025 as FBI Battles ISIS, Domestic Extremists and Iranian Threats
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FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that U.S. authorities disrupted 640 terror plots in 2025, marking a sharp rise amid escalating threats from the war in Iran and domestic extremism, according to NBC Montana and Fox Baltimore reports. This heightened environment includes recent arrests of ISIS sympathizers and far-left militants plotting bombings, with the bureau now probing 1,700 domestic cases fueled by nihilistic violent extremism.
In the past week, incidents underscore the dangers: two Pennsylvania teenagers tossed makeshift bombs at a protest near New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home in an ISIS-inspired attack, as detailed in court documents cited by those outlets. A Lebanese-born man, allegedly a Hezbollah commander, rammed his car into a Detroit-area synagogue, and a convicted ISIS supporter killed one and wounded two at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Fears of Iranian retaliation spiked after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of vengeance.
Adding to the tension, Joe Kent resigned as National Counterterrorism Center director on March 17, stating Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and criticizing the war's justification, per ABC News and Dailymotion coverage. The White House countered that Kent was wrong, insisting evidence showed Iranian plans to attack. Today, top intelligence officials like Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe face congressional hearings on the Iran conflict, including a deadly U.S. missile strike on an Iranian school that killed over 165 due to outdated intel from the Defense Intelligence Agency, ABC News reports.
The FBI warns of ongoing risks, including a nearly 500% surge in arrests tied to the online group 764, which radicalizes youth toward violence. As threats persist, federal agencies emphasize round-the-clock vigilance.
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In the past week, incidents underscore the dangers: two Pennsylvania teenagers tossed makeshift bombs at a protest near New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's home in an ISIS-inspired attack, as detailed in court documents cited by those outlets. A Lebanese-born man, allegedly a Hezbollah commander, rammed his car into a Detroit-area synagogue, and a convicted ISIS supporter killed one and wounded two at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Fears of Iranian retaliation spiked after U.S. and Israeli strikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, prompting vows of vengeance.
Adding to the tension, Joe Kent resigned as National Counterterrorism Center director on March 17, stating Iran posed no imminent threat to the U.S. and criticizing the war's justification, per ABC News and Dailymotion coverage. The White House countered that Kent was wrong, insisting evidence showed Iranian plans to attack. Today, top intelligence officials like Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe face congressional hearings on the Iran conflict, including a deadly U.S. missile strike on an Iranian school that killed over 165 due to outdated intel from the Defense Intelligence Agency, ABC News reports.
The FBI warns of ongoing risks, including a nearly 500% surge in arrests tied to the online group 764, which radicalizes youth toward violence. As threats persist, federal agencies emphasize round-the-clock vigilance.
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