{"id":216131,"date":"2026-03-12T07:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/216131\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T07:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T07:41:17","slug":"fbi-warns-iran-can-attack-mainland-us-using-drones-onboard-a-ghost-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/216131\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI warns Iran can attack mainland US using drones onboard a ghost ship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI explicitly links this plot to the ongoing, escalating strikes in the region. Following joint US and Israeli operations that eliminated senior Iranian officials, Tehran has been actively searching for a way to inflict reciprocal pain. While striking a US aircraft carrier is incredibly difficult, launching a kamikaze drone at the American mainland, even symbolically, would be a massive psychological and propaganda victory for the Axis of Resistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The FBI explicitly links this plot to the ongoing, escalating strikes in the region. 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