The Hunt: Iran promises retaliation for cyber attacks, terrorism likely

This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows aftermath of an explosion in an oxygen factory in town of Bagher Shahr, south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (Mehdi Khanlari/Fars News Agency via AP)(AP/Mehdi Khanlari)
After a string of attacks on its weapons systems and nuclear facilities, Iran is warning that it will retaliate.

On this week’s edition of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Torchstone Global vice president Scott Stewart says terror attacks are very probable.

Torchstone Global's Scott Stewart says Iran terror attacks are possible

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J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

This photo released by the semi-official Fars News Agency shows aftermath of an explosion in an oxygen factory in town of Bagher Shahr, south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. (Mehdi Khanlari/Fars News Agency via AP)(AP/Mehdi Khanlari)
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