Leavitt pushes back against report of FBI warning of Iran threat to California

“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,” reads an alert sent at the end of February, according to ABC News. “We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”