Gavin Newsom calls threat of Iran drone attacks ‘critical’ — but heaps blame on President Trump

Gov. Gavin Newsom called reports of Iran potentially launching drone attacks on California a “critical” threat that state and federal authorities have been monitoring — while taking shots at President Trump over the ongoing war in the Middle East.

“Drone issues have been top of mind,” Newsom said during a news conference Tuesday to announce new funding for mental health and drug treatment as it relates to homelessness.

“We’ve been aware of that information, we’ve been working collaboratively with the [State Operations Center],” he added, referring to California’s emergency and disaster management agency.

Newsom said he has yet to discuss the threats with President Trump and cast blame on the White House for starting a war without purpose that has sent gas prices surging across the globe.

“I haven’t talked to the president directly about this and I wish the president would talk to the American people about what this is all about, what’s the end game?” Newsom said.

He added, “We’ve seen no real end game in sight when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz.” Iran has blocked the shipping lane, putting a bottleneck on crude oil exports.

Newsom said the state of California has been working with international partners to assess the threat of an oil shortage.

“It’s all about a posture of preparedness for worst-case scenarios,” Newsom said, adding that there are “break the glass scenarios” for rising oil costs.

“The questions are in abundance at the moment on what can happen next. We’re meeting consistently with representatives in the [oil] industry.”

He noted, “Uncertainty is the most certain feature of the Trump administration.”

In a statement shared with The Post, Newsom’s office said it was assessing the Iran risk.

“The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services is actively working with state, local and federal security officials to protect our communities,” a spokesperson said.

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The FBI warned local police departments in California of the Iranian drone threat at the end of February.

The bureau warned cops that Iran, as of early February, “aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United State Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran.”

The alert noted that the FBI had “no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.”