The FBI warned police departments in California just before the Iran war started that drones could target the West coast.
ABC News reports that an alert was sent out on the last day of February that Iran could retaliate for American attacks
“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.”
Iran has been retaliating with drone strikes against targets throughout the Mideast.
A spokeswoman for the FBI office in Los Angeles declined to comment. The city has a large Iranian population, particularly in wealthy Beverly Hills.