- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says there is no Iranian threat to the U.S. homeland, in response to an FBI bulletin warning West Coast police about a potential threat of a surprise drone attack.
- It emerged Wednesday that the FBI sent a bulletin to law enforcement in California, stating the agency had “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 States Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the U.S. conducted strikes against Iran.”
- Leavitt said in a statement on social media Thursday, “TO BE CLEAR: No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists, and it never did.”
- She said the FBI alerted police “based on one email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single, unverified tip.” She continued, “The email even states the tip was based on *unverified* intelligence.” Leavitt called for ABC News, which was first to report on the FBI bulletin, to retract the story and accused the news agency of “false information to intentionally alarm the American people.”
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, said drone issues “have always been top of mind.” He said Wednesday, “We've been aware of that information. ... It's all about a posture of preparedness for worst-case scenarios.”
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