After Bahrain intercepts attacks, Iran targets Bahrain; Tehran says it attacked US military base

Bahrain reports intercepted attacks

Bahrain’s military said its air defence systems neutralised multiple incoming Iranian attacks on Sunday before they reached their targets. Officials accused Tehran of maintaining what they called a “systematic hostile approach” toward the kingdom.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the strike on a US base was in response to “hostile US actions,” according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, and the interior ministry urged residents to stay calm and find safe shelter.

Earlier claims over radar facility

Two days before Sunday’s reported attacks, the Revolutionary Guards said they had hit a US early-warning radar facility in Bahrain. The US military rejected that account, saying it intercepted two Iranian drones and that no damage occurred. The differing accounts leave the status of the earlier alleged strike disputed: Iran said the facility was attacked, while the US said the drones were stopped without causing damage.

War and diplomacy remain unresolved

Diplomatic efforts to end the nearly nine-month conflict have not produced a breakthrough. Sporadic attacks continue despite a wider lull in fighting between the US and Iran.

Separate attacks near Saudi Arabia

The Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition fighting them have also continued to exchange attacks. On Sunday, the coalition said it intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh and three drones in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.