The FBI warned police departments in California in recent days that Iran could retaliate for American attacks by launching drones at the West Coast, according to an alert reviewed by ABC News.
“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,” according to the alert distributed at the end of February. “We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”
The warning came just as the Trump administration launched its ongoing assault against the Islamic Republic. Iran has been retaliating with drone strikes against targets throughout the Mideast.
It directly says how in the post summary.
How did Iran get the “unidentified vessel” there?
Floating, probably.
Where was the vessel loaded with drones, and then floated from?
Do you think all of Iran’s drones are exclusively inside Iran or at no point during this highly telegraphed military buildup could they have “unaffiliated” dockworkers load crates onto an “unaffiliated” ship? This isn’t a particularly complex plan we’re taking about here and international shipping is probably the least controlled transport system in the entire world.