FBI Warns: Iran Planning Drone Attacks on California from Offshore Ships?

In late February 2026—shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched preemptive strikes on Iran—the FBI issued an unclassified bulletin to California law enforcement agencies warning of unverified intelligence indicating that, as of early February, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) launched from an unidentified vessel off the U.S. coast, specifically targeting unspecified locations in California in retaliation for any American military action against Iran.