{"id":64947,"date":"2026-03-11T17:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=64947"},"modified":"2026-03-11T17:27:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T21:27:53","slug":"newsom-says-he-is-aware-of-possible-iranian-drone-threat-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/newsom-says-he-is-aware-of-possible-iranian-drone-threat-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom says he is aware of possible Iranian drone threat in California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration is aware of information about a possible drone threat after ABC News reported that the FBI had warned California police departments about a possible \u201csurprise attack\u201d by Iranian UAVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[In relation] to drone strikes, we\u2019ve been aware of that information,&#8221; Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/eytanwallace\/status\/2031806877848518756\">told reporters<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cWe transferred that information in real time to our local partners. Drone issues have always been top of my mind, and we have assembled workgroups specifically around those concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newsom later said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/2031822128526606485\">post<\/a> that he was in constant coordination with security and intelligence officials, including the California Governor\u2019s Office of Emergency Services, or Cal OES, to monitor potential threats to the state tied to the conflict in the Middle East. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile we are not aware of any imminent threats at this time, we remain prepared for any emergency in our state,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/fbi-warns-iran-aspired-attack-california-drones-retaliation\/story?id=130973820\">ABC News reported<\/a> earlier Wednesday that the FBI recently alerted police departments in California about indications that Iran allegedly aspired, as of early February 2026, to carry out a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles launched from an unidentified vessel if the United States conducted strikes against Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alert said the threat involved unspecified targets in California, but that authorities had \u201cno additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ABC also reported that intelligence officials have long been concerned about equipment being pre-positioned on land or at sea in the event Israel or the United States struck Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/trump-says-dhs-shutdown-limits-response-to-possible-iranian-sleeper-cells\/?swcfpc=1\">separate reporting<\/a> earlier this week, ABC News said a federal alert warned that encrypted communications believed to have originated in Iran could serve as an \u201coperational trigger\u201d for sleeper assets outside the country, though the alert said there was no threat tied to a specific location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom said his administration is aware of information about a possible drone threat after ABC News reported that the FBI had warned California police departments about a possible \u201csurprise attack\u201d by Iranian UAVs. \u201c[In relation] to drone strikes, we\u2019ve been aware of that information,&#8221; Newsom told reporters on Wednesday. \u201cWe transferred that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":64948,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4276,67,15,2849,151],"class_list":["post-64947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-usnews","tag-2026-u-s-israel-iran-war","tag-california","tag-featured","tag-gavin-newsom","tag-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Newsom says he is aware of possible Iranian drone threat in California - BNO News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/newsom-says-he-is-aware-of-possible-iranian-drone-threat-in-california\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Newsom says he is aware of possible Iranian drone threat in California - BNO News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"California Gov. 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