"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. We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack."
"The warning comes amid an escalating war in the Middle East that began after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran on Feb. 28. In the days that followed, Iran's Assembly of Experts named his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country's new supreme leader, elevating a hard-line cleric with close ties to Iran's security establishment during the height of the conflict."
The FBI distributed an alert to California police departments warning of potential Iranian drone attacks originating from vessels off the U.S. coastline, specifically targeting unspecified locations in California. The alert indicated Iran aspired to conduct surprise attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles if the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran, though no specific timing, methods, or targets were identified. This warning emerged amid escalating Middle East conflict following U.S.-Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28. Iran subsequently named Khamenei's son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as the new supreme leader. The ongoing military campaign has resulted in over 1,300 deaths in Iran and at least 630 in Lebanon.
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