Ex-Spy Warns Iran Could Deploy Hezbollah Sleeper Cells in U.S. as Justified Retaliation

What was said

"Whether they launch all their rockets in the next 2 weeks, that doesn't mean that's the end of the fight. For all we know, it's going to come back and bite us in 6 months when some Hezbollah cell lights New York on fire. We don't know. But when it happens, arguably it's going to be justified."

The former CIA officer warned that Iran's retaliation may not be immediate military strikes but could manifest months later through activated Hezbollah sleeper cells targeting U.S. cities like New York. He suggested such attacks would be viewed as justified responses to U.S. actions, highlighting the long-term asymmetric warfare risk the strike created.