Bahrain's interior ministry issues alerts of potential threats
The ministry warned residents to stay calm and seek shelter after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they hit a U.S. radar with six drones.
- On Sunday, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched six drones at a US air defense radar system at Bahrain's Riffa Air Base, prompting the Interior Ministry to urge residents to "remain calm" and seek shelter.
- This operation marks the second time in three days that the IRGC claimed to target US radar assets in the kingdom, characterizing the strike as a response to what it describes as hostile US actions.
- Thwarting several Iranian "aerial attacks," the Bahrain Defence Force confirmed its systems succeeded in "preventing them from reaching their intended targets," while the US military intercepted two Iranian drones on Friday with no reported damage.
- Bahrain's foreign ministry issued a statement that "rejects turning its territory into an arena for settling scores" and holds Iran fully responsible, while the nation continues hosting the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama.
- Diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled, with Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stating Tehran wants to move beyond a state of "no war, no peace," even as President Donald Trump recently called the conflict "militarily effectively over.
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These are the first interceptions of Iranian attacks carried out by Bahraini air defenses since September.
Bahrain says air defenses intercept Iranian attacks as IRGC claims drone strike on US radar
Bahrain's General Command said the attacks were part of Iran's continued systematic hostile approach toward the kingdom. It added that all its military units and weapons systems remained at the highest level of readiness to defend the country.
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