Iran Attacks Bahrain for the Second Time in Days

Iran launched a drone attack against Bahrain on Sunday for the second time in days, as peace talks with the United States have faltered . The Bahraini Defense Ministry said the Gulf Arab country’s armed forces had intercepted several “Iranian aerial threats” on Sunday before they struck their targets. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry also issued two alerts to residents on Sunday morning advising them to seek shelter. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps claimed that Iranian forces had targeted a radar system at a Bahraini air base. Bahrain separately hosts a major U.S. naval base. The American military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sunday’s attack came two days after the U.S. military said it had shot down two drones fired by Iran toward Bahrain, without causing any injuries or damage. The Revolutionary Guards said that Friday’s attack was retaliation for a previous American strike on a telecommunications tower in Iran.

The attacks were the first to target Bahrain in about two months. After the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in February, Iran launched thousands of retaliatory missile and drone attacks at Gulf Arab countries that host American military installations. But those attacks had largely petered out as the two sides entered a stalemate. We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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