From WION:
The US-Israel-Iran war is no longer confined to the Middle East. The FBI has issued a chilling, high-level intelligence alert to law enforcement agencies across California: Iran is allegedly plotting a surprise drone attack directly targeting the American West Coast. The intelligence, acquired in early February 2026, suggests that Tehran’s retaliatory reach extends far beyond US military bases in Iraq or the Persian Gulf.
This is not an intercontinental ballistic missile threat; it is a textbook asymmetric naval strike. According to the FBI bulletin, Iranian operatives aspire to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from an unidentified vessel positioned off the US coastline. By using a disguised or commercial ship in international waters, Iran could bypass traditional early-warning radar systems designed to detect launches originating from the Middle East, bringing the threat right to California’s doorstep.