Name: Karoline Leavitt demands ABC News retract report the FBI warned Iran could attack California
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Press Secretary Caroline Levitt last hour writing, quote, this post and story should be immediately retracted by ABC News for providing false information to intentionally alarm the American people.

She goes on to say, to be clear, no such threat from Iran to our homeland exists and it never did.

Pretty quickly after Governor Gavin Newsom came out with a tweet, he said this Harris I am in constant coordination with security and intelligence officials.

And he goes on to say, including those tied to the conflict in the Middle East.

While we are not aware of any imminent threat at this time, we remain prepared.

SAM but we begin with all the latest developments out of the Middle east, including the new Supreme Leader of Iran.

Mosht Bahamini has vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz in a first statement that's been attributed to him, but

we still haven't seen him or heard his voice.

This was part of a statement which was shown on Iranian state TV and read by a translator.

I assure everyone that we will not refrain from avenging the blood of your martyrs.

The revenge we intend is not limited to the martyrdom of the great leader of the revolution alone, rather, any member of the nation who is martyred by the enemy.

Veni has still not been seen in public since succeeding his father, leading to speculation that he's been injured or even killed.

Meanwhile, three more cargo ships have been attacked in the Gulf overnight, reportedly by Iran, Pushing the price of Brent crude oil back above $100 US a barrel.

Iran is continuing to strike its Gulf neighbours, claiming it'll keep doing so until US bases in the region are closed.

In Bahrain, Iran attacked fuel tanks near the international airport, causing a large fire.

Elsewhere, smoke was seen rising from the Harir base in northern Iraq.

That base was used by US forces previously, but was evacuated last year.

According to the Associated Press, Israel's military has claimed it struck an Iranian nuclear site overnight that was used to develop missiles.

The UN claims 3.2 million people have now been displaced within Iran since the war began almost two weeks ago.

Now Israel is planning to expand operations in Lebanon after Hezbollah launched a massive barrage of missiles into Israel yesterday.

At least eight people were killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut today.

Iranian attacks on shipping and oil infrastructure are escalating as the Muslim nation's leadership says they have no plans to back down on the face of unrelenting airstrikes by the US and Israel.

Rebecca Caster reports Iran's new supreme leader remains out of sight after being injured in an Israeli airstrike, but

Less than a week after being elected to succeed his father, the new ayatollah most of Alhamenehi issued a defiant message read by a news anchor.

Khamenei says Iran will seek revenge for the deaths of its top leaders in school children mistakenly hit by what was likely a U.S.

He's keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed until the war is over and told Iran's Gulf neighbors US Bases need to be removed.

Back home, the focus is turning to Iranian threats to the homeland.

Yesterday, an Iranian group took credit for launching a cyberattack on Stryker, one of the top medical device makers in the U.S.

the FBI also issued a bulletin for law enforcement in California to be on the lookout for drone attacks, though experts say the size and scope of a strike like that is unlikely.

To pull off an attack like that, it obviously needs a lot of people.

Here on Capitol Hill, Democrats are demanding public hearings.

They want Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to testify under oath.

Senate Republicans must listen to the outrage of the public.

But most Republicans say that's a non starter.

It's another day in the life of the drama.

Dems Democrats are also raising concerns about the price tag.

The first six days of the war reportedly cost more than $11 billion.