Several major cities in the US, including New York and Washington have been put on a high alert, hours after the US bombed three nuclear sites in Iran. US President Donald Trump called the strikes “successful”, adding that response would be tougher if “bully” Iran doesn’t stop. Tehran on the other hand vowed for retaliation stating US actions were in violations of international laws.
Taking precautionary measures, the police departments have deployed additional forces and are monitoring the situation in areas having Israeli connections.
“We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran,” the New York Police Department (NPD) said in a post on X. “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating with our federal partners. We’ll continue to monitor for any potential impact to NYC.”
The Metropolitan Police Department also released a similar statement on the social media platform.
“The Metropolitan Police Department is closely monitoring the events in Iran,” it added.
“We are actively coordinating with our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners to share information and monitor intelligence in order to help safeguard residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia,” the MPD said.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass took to X and said the city is “closely monitoring any threats to public safety.”
“There are no known credible threats at this time and out of an abundance of caution, LAPD is stepping up patrols near places of worship, community gathering spaces and other sensitive sites,” Bass wrote. “We will remain vigilant in protecting our communities.”
“[NYPD] will put out special attention patrol cars at locations that could track to the conflict in places that have an Israeli connection, and there’s a couple of Shia mosques – Iran, is Shia – and there are a couple of Shia mosques,” reported Fox News Digital. “You never know what’s going to develop. So [they’ll] liaise with those communities. They’ll talk to them, they’ll put special patrol, special attention patrol.”
“In some instances, they’ll even put out what they call a ‘HOW’ car, which is called a ‘house of worship car,’ which is, they’ll park a marked car right in front of the location,” it added.