US officials increase security over fear of attack by Iran amid US-Israel bombing

Federal and local officials have announced more patrols, counterterrorism measures and heightened monitoring

Government officials across the US have taken new security measures because of fears that Iran, or its supporters, may launch attacks on targets in America to retaliate for the US and Israel's bombing of the country.

Federal and local public officials have announced that they have taken steps such as increasing law enforcement patrols to prevent any attack, which could come directly from the Iranian regime or a lone actor, security experts said.