White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has demanded that ABC News remove a report claiming that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned California police about alleged Iranian drone strikes.

This report and publication must be removed immediately by ABC News, Leavitt noted on X. According to the White House press secretary, the report presents false information designed to scare American citizens.

She noted that the report is based on unverified information. Also, Leavitt stated that such a threat to the US from Iran does not exist and never has.

The FBI on Wednesday declined to comment on media reports that it had issued a warning to California police departments about possible Iranian drone strikes. ABC reported that the FBI had circulated a respective bulletin. It discussed possible Iranian drone strikes on the US West Coast.