FBI warns of Iranian threat targeting U.S. West Coast

The FBI issued a warning to California law enforcement that Iran could launch drone attacks against the West Coast in retaliation for American military strikes, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News.

The warning, issued late last month, stated that as of early February 2026 Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the U.S. coast, targeting an unspecified locations in California if the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran.

The alert provided no additional details on timing, method, specific targets, or perpetrators of the alleged attack. Iran has already launched multiple retaliatory drone strikes at Middle East locations following U.S. and Israeli military operations that began 12 days prior to the warning.

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