The U.S. Shouldn’t Lose Sight of the Real Terrorist Threats

May 4, 2026

Also published in Just Security
Emergency personnel respond to a terrorist knife attack in London in 2026 - source: Reuters
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Michael Jacobson
Michael Jacobson

Michael Jacobson is the Mark and Wayne Levy Senior Fellow in The Washington Institute's Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.

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From releasing its long-delayed CT strategy document to filling crucial professional vacancies, the administration needs to publicly clarify that countering terrorism—Iranian and otherwise—remains a top national security priority.

In April, a suspected Iranian front organization claimed credit for several arson attacks on Jewish sites in London—just the latest in a spate of alleged Iranian plots around the world since the start of the Iran war. As the United States’ war against Iran continues, the U.S. counterterrorism community’s efforts are especially crucial, both in thwarting Iranian-aligned attacks within the United States and in mobilizing other governments to act against Iran’s global terror network. But counterterrorism in general, and Iranian terrorism in particular, is not a high enough priority for the Trump administration, which has more often focused on immigration, antifa, gangs, and cartels...

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