The FBI reportedly warned California police departments in February that Iran may retaliate in opposition to the U.S., if it had been to conduct strikes, by utilizing drones aimed on the West Coast, in accordance with an alert considered by ABC News.
The alert, distributed on the finish of February, advised regulation enforcement that the FBI had “recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran.”
The FBI added it had “no additional information on timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”
It’s unclear when precisely the alert was despatched to police departments, however the U.S. started finishing up strikes on Iran February 28.
The Independent has requested the Pentagon for remark.
The FBI and FBI Los Angeles subject workplace declined to remark for this story.
Since the U.S. launched assaults on Iran, killing former Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran has retaliated with strikes in opposition to U.S. navy bases within the Middle East, however not in opposition to the U.S. homeland.
A menace evaluation, carried out in February by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis on the Department of Homeland Security and obtained by Reuters, decided that Iran and its proxies “probably” pose a menace to assaults on the U.S. however mentioned a large-scale assault was unlikely.
When requested Wednesday if he was frightened of an assault on U.S. soil, President Donald Trump responded: “No, I’m not.”
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