US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is not concerned about the possibility of Iran-backed attacks on American soil, even though the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of a possible drone threat to the West Coast of the United States.
According to a report by ABC News, the FBI has notified police departments in California that Iran may retaliate for the US attacks by launching drones at targets on the West Coast.
The US and Israel launched attacks on Iran about two weeks ago, plunging the Gulf region into a new conflict. Tehran has responded with retaliatory strikes after US-Israeli operations that killed several senior Iranian officials, including the country's supreme leader.
Asked by reporters if he was concerned that Iran might expand its retaliation by striking American territory, Trump replied curtly: "No, I'm not."
According to an alert distributed by the FBI in late February, the agency has received information that since early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to carry out a surprise attack with unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) from an unidentified ship off the coast of the United States, targeting unspecified targets in California in the event that the US launched attacks against Iran.
However, the FBI stressed that it has no additional information about the timing, method, targets, or possible perpetrators of such an attack.
Officials from the FBI, Los Angeles Police Department, the California governor's office and the city of Los Angeles did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Earlier this month, Reuters reported that Iran and its allies could target American targets in response to US attacks.
Meanwhile, a threat assessment prepared by the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the US Department of Homeland Security assesses that Iran and its affiliated groups "likely" pose a risk of targeted attacks on the US, although a large-scale physical attack is considered unlikely.
