Following the U.S. military’s recent air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Governor Brian Kemp has assured Georgia residents that state and local authorities are on high alert for any potential threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What’s Happening:<\/strong> Kemp says he and several governors participated in a call with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to discuss potential retaliatory threats. Coordination with law enforcement agencies at all levels is underway to monitor and respond to any possible threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Between the Lines:<\/strong> While the air strikes were conducted overseas, the ripple effects can reach home. State officials are taking steps to prevent any adverse impacts on Georgia. Iran has already threatened to use sleeper cells inside the United States to conduct terror attacks. Enhanced security measures may be implemented in key areas across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catch Up Quick:<\/strong> The U.S. recently targeted Iran’s nuclear facilities to put an end to their fledgling nuclear capabilities. This action has raised concerns about potential retaliatory actions. Iran has previously threatened retaliation against U.S. interests following such interventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Big Picture:<\/strong> International conflicts can have local implications. Georgia’s leadership is committed to staying vigilant and prepared, ensuring the state’s security amidst global uncertainties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Following the U.S. military’s recent air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, Governor Brian Kemp has assured Georgia residents that state and local authorities are on high alert for any potential threats. What’s Happening: Kemp says he and several governors participated in a call with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to discuss potential retaliatory threats. Coordination […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":224187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"large","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8484,18291],"class_list":["post-224186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-brian-kemp","tag-iran","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=224186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=224186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=224186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=224186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}