federal court this week. and now, live in washington, what are officials saying about this threat? it feels like they are ratcheting the "be afraid of iran," campaign. >>reporter: refreshing moments in the hearing came from a former c.i.a. officer who was straight talking and who tracked iran and hezbollah. >> operationally what i am suggesting the committees look at, look at canada. that is where the iranians have had much more success in developing contact networks and i suspect what they will try to do is move the type of operations they have in canada, move them south. >>reporter: a used car sales man seems unlikely choice for the alleged plot the former c.i.a. operative saying it really fit iran's m.o. >> i believe iran is intent on attacking us in the homeland.