Some people said the problems in the Middle East felt far away and less pressing than other issues, such as local crime. In many places across the U.S., local officials pledged to increase security patrols and in some cases declared their areas on high alert in response to Iranian vows for revenge. Andrew Cuomo said on Twitter that because of mounting tensions in the Middle East he was deploying the National Guard to New York airports Friday. Amid mounting tensions in the Middle East, I am ordering that security be increased at critical infrastructure points across the state. The comments from the LAPD reverberated throughout the region, home of the largest Iranian community outside Iran.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 04, 2020 01:41 UTC