The FBI has issued a warning to law enforcement in California about the risk of Iranian drone strikes targeting the West Coast. This potential threat is seen as a reaction to recent military actions by the U.S., according to a report by ABC News.
The alert revealed that information had been obtained suggesting Iran might plan a surprise drone attack from an unknown vessel near the U.S. coastline. Specifically, the report highlighted potential threats to unspecified locations in California should the U.S. carry out strikes against Iran, with the intelligence being gathered as of early February 2026.
The FBI update clarified that there is no further information available concerning the timing, specific methods, targets, or individuals involved in this alleged attack.
This warning emerges amidst the Trump administration’s ongoing military campaign against Iran, marking another step in the escalating tensions within the Middle East. Iran has increasingly relied on drone technology as a means of retaliation.
Both the FBI and the White House have chosen not to provide comments on this matter.
In addition, recent months have seen a rise in the use of drones by Mexican drug cartels, which has heightened concerns over border security and the well-being of U.S. personnel in the area.
‘An uncorroborated report suggested that unidentified Mexican cartel leaders had authorized attacks using UAS (drones) carrying explosives against US law enforcement and US military personnel along the US-Mexico border,’ a bulletin from September 2025 explained. ‘This type of attack against US personnel or interests inside the United States would be unprecedented but exemplifies a plausible scenario, although (cartels) typically avoid actions that would result in unwanted attention or responses from US authorities.’
The warning provided no details on how drone-capable ships might approach the US coast. However, officials have remained wary for years that Tehran might ‘forward-deploy’ hardware in anticipation of a direct military confrontation with Washington or Jerusalem.
The alert surfaced as the Trump administration began its sustained offensive against Iran. This move follows a pattern of escalation in the Middle East, where Tehran has increasingly utilized drone warfare as a primary tool for retaliation
The FBI alerted California law enforcement to potential Iranian drone strikes on the West Coast in retaliation for recent U.S. military actions, per an ABC News report
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The Handala hacking group said the cyberattack was retaliation for the US’s brutal attack on the Minab school’
An Iranian-linked hacking group has claimed responsibility for the global disruption of one of the world’s leading medical technology companies.
Michigan-based Stryker experienced a global outage on Wednesday, saying thousands of employees have lost access to work systems. It employees approximately 53,000 people globally.
The company is a leading provider in advanced medical technologies that improve healthcare outcomes, including joint replacements, robotic-assisted surgical systems, trauma and neurotechnology products.
The Handala group issued a statement on Telegram, saying it wiped more than 200,000 systems and extracted 50 terabytes of data in retaliation for military strikes on Iran.
Handala emerged around 2022 and has claimed responsibility for a number of cyberattacks against Israeli and Western targets.
The group claimed it shut down Stryker offices in 79 countries and that all extracted data is ‘now in the hands of the free people of the world.’ Stryker is active in over 100 countries around the world.
‘Our major cyber operation has been executed with complete success,’ Handala says in a statement, describing the attack as retaliation for what it calls ‘the brutal attack on the Minab school’ and for ‘ongoing cyber assaults against the infrastructure of the Axis of Resistance.’
