The threat of drones from Iran ahead of the Oscars has raised concerns in California
12 march 2026 в 23:13
This week, information emerged about a possible drone attack on California, allegedly planned by Iran in response to U.S. strikes. This report has raised concerns among residents of the West Coast, and several figures from the entertainment industry, including Jimmy Kimmel, commented on the situation.
«The mood around the Oscars this year is a bit tense», - the comedian said on his late-night show on March 11. «Security has been heightened here after the FBI warned California law enforcement that Iran intends to carry out a drone strike on the West Coast, where we all are right now… Isn’t that how 'Iron Man 3' started? We can’t handle a drone attack. We barely survived the writers' strike in 2023».
Here’s what we know about the FBI’s warning regarding a possible drone attack.
According to ABC News, the FBI notified police departments in California that Iran is planning a retaliatory strike using drones. However, information about the attack has not been confirmed.
«We recently received unconfirmed information that by early February 2026, Iran allegedly intended to conduct a sudden attack using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the U.S., specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the U.S. strikes Iran», - the notice, released at the end of February, stated, according to ABC. «We have no additional information regarding the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack».
Nevertheless, as Kimmel noted, there have been numerous reports online about increased security at the Oscars.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt criticized the ABC report in a post on X.com, stating that it should be «immediately retracted… for providing false information with the intent to scare the American people».
«They wrote this based on a single email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single unconfirmed tip», - Levitt claimed in her statement. «The email even states that the tip is based on *unconfirmed* information. Yet, ABC News omitted this critical fact from their article! WHY?»
Levitt concluded her post with the words: «TO BE CLEAR: There is no threat from Iran to our country, and there never has been»
«The mood around the Oscars this year is a bit tense», - the comedian said on his late-night show on March 11. «Security has been heightened here after the FBI warned California law enforcement that Iran intends to carry out a drone strike on the West Coast, where we all are right now… Isn’t that how 'Iron Man 3' started? We can’t handle a drone attack. We barely survived the writers' strike in 2023».
Here’s what we know about the FBI’s warning regarding a possible drone attack.
According to ABC News, the FBI notified police departments in California that Iran is planning a retaliatory strike using drones. However, information about the attack has not been confirmed.
«We recently received unconfirmed information that by early February 2026, Iran allegedly intended to conduct a sudden attack using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the U.S., specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the U.S. strikes Iran», - the notice, released at the end of February, stated, according to ABC. «We have no additional information regarding the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack».
Nevertheless, as Kimmel noted, there have been numerous reports online about increased security at the Oscars.
White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt criticized the ABC report in a post on X.com, stating that it should be «immediately retracted… for providing false information with the intent to scare the American people».
«They wrote this based on a single email that was sent to local law enforcement in California about a single unconfirmed tip», - Levitt claimed in her statement. «The email even states that the tip is based on *unconfirmed* information. Yet, ABC News omitted this critical fact from their article! WHY?»
Levitt concluded her post with the words: «TO BE CLEAR: There is no threat from Iran to our country, and there never has been»
© Smirnova Olga
