Federal authorities warned California law enforcement agencies that Iran had aspired to carry out a surprise drone attack against targets in the state in retaliation for U.S. military strikes, according to an FBI bulletin reviewed by ABC News.
The alert said the FBI obtained information indicating that, as of early February, Iran allegedly considered launching unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the U.S. coast, specifically targeting California. The bulletin emphasized that authorities had no additional details on the timing, targets, methods or perpetrators and described the information as uncorroborated, ABC News reported.
“We 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 State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran,” the alert stated. “We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”
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