Kash Patel Fired FBI Employees Focused On Iranian Threats Just Days Before U.S. Struck Tehran: ReportsFBI Director Kash Patel's purge of agency employees tied to the investigation of President Donald Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents impacted a global espionage unit — CI-12 — that specializes in investigating Iranian threats, according to The New York Sun and MS NOW. The firings were ordered just days before the U.S. and Israel struck Tehran, prompting the ongoing escalating conflict.MS NOW notes that FBI employees are bracing for more further cuts at CI-12.Read more at MS NOW:See All Updates