Iran claims strike on US base as Bahrain intercepts Iranian aerial attacks, Tehran says
Conflicting accounts of Sunday’s attacks
Bahraini military officials said incoming strikes were stopped before they reached their intended targets. They accused Tehran of maintaining a hostile approach toward the kingdom.
Earlier claims over radar facility
Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. The kingdom’s interior ministry urged people to remain calm and take shelter in a safe place.
War and diplomacy remain unresolved
Diplomatic efforts have not produced a breakthrough to end the conflict, which has lasted almost nine months. Sporadic attacks have continued even as fighting between the United States and Iran has broadly eased.
The war began on February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran, then spread across the region. Tehran has launched missile and drone attacks against US military bases in Gulf countries; President Donald Trump recently said he might refrain from attacking Iran if Tehran made no new provocations.
Missiles and drones reported in Saudi Arabia
Separately, Yemen’s Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition fighting them have continued trading attacks. The coalition said on Sunday it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles headed toward Riyadh and three drones in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
Key points
- Bahrain said its defenses intercepted multiple Iranian aerial attacks on Sunday.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it struck a US base in Bahrain.
- The US military previously denied an Iranian claim of an attack on a radar facility.
- The Saudi-led coalition reported intercepting two missiles and three drones.