Iran says it hits US-linked targets as Bahrain reports drone attack
CENTCOM said it hit Iranian missile and drone sites after a cargo ship attack, while Iran said it struck U.S.-linked positions in retaliation.
- Bahrain accused Iran on Saturday of launching a drone attack targeting the island, and the Foreign Ministry reported that a "number of Iranian drones" struck, though the government did not specify which areas were targeted.
- The kingdom recently hosted Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting that concluded with calls to end Iranian attacks, reflecting Bahrain's role as a vocal critic of Iran and host to the Navy 5th Fleet.
- Claiming to have targeted several locations in the region, the Revolutionary Guard issued a statement via the state-run IRNA, though Iran did not immediately acknowledge the specific Bahrain attack.
- Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported a tanker attack in the strait on Saturday, noting the crew remains safe with no reported environmental damage.
- Regional tensions persist as the reported attacks threaten the uneasy ceasefire, and following recent airstrikes in response to previous drone activity, international observers remain concerned about the safety of shipping through the strait.
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Tehran says it attacked US-linked sites; tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz
Iran said on Saturday it attacked U.S.-affiliated military targets in the Middle East in response to renewed American strikes against it the previous day, while Bahrain confirmed it had been attacked by Iranian drones in the early morning hours.Later in the day, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre, a Royal Navy arm with a regional office in Dubai, said that it had received a report of a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz being hit by an “unide…
Again there are attacks between the USA and Iran. Also in Bahrain there is an incident. In the street of Hormus a ship is shot at. The overview.
By Sophie Tanno, Kevin Liptak and Zachary Cohen, CNN Iran claimed to have attacked U.S. military targets in the Middle East in response to U.S. attacks in the vicinity of the Strait of Ormuz, at a time when tensions on this key maritime track strained the peace agreement between the two nations. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard reported this Saturday that it had attacked U.S. military positions—as reported by Iranian state media Press TV—while the Min…
The passage of merchant ships through the Strait of Hormus remains a critical issue between the United States and Iran. After the attack of a freighter, the United States flew new attacks, Iran reacted promptly.
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