US EditionIranian drone strike on Bahrain injures 32, including 4 children
The Iranian drone strike hit Bahrain's Sitra oil refinery and nearby residential areas, injuring 32 people including children and prompting a force majeure declaration by Bapco Energies.
- On Mar 09, 2026, Iranian drones struck the Sitra area of Manama, injuring at least 32 people including four children and damaging two residential buildings, a hotel, and refinery facilities.
- Bahraini officials say the attack formed part of Iranian strikes framed as retaliation for an offensive by the United States and Israel amid a broader campaign hitting Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.
- Bahrain Ministry of Health said four critically injured patients include a two-month-old victim, a 17-year-old girl with severe head and eye injuries, and children aged 7 and 8 with serious lower-limb injuries.
- The strike forced Bapco Energies to halt operations and declare force majeure on its 267,000 barrels-per-day refinery after the attack, which was in modernization to 380,000 bpd.
- Bahrain held urgent security talks with U.S. and U.K. officials, the national emergency alert system urged residents to seek safety, and U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Saudi Arabia issued threat advisories.
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Tensions in the Persian Gulf reached a critical point on Monday as Bahraini officials reported that an Iranian drone strike on the island of Sitra left 32 civilians injured, including several children now in critical condition. The attack, which struck a residential area and a key water desalination plant, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing regional conflict following the recent death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. B…
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