Iran targets US military base in Bahrain with drone attack
Summary
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it sent six drones toward a US air-defence radar facility at al-Riffa air base in Bahrain on Sunday. Bahrain said its air defences destroyed the drones, while the attack added to tensions between Iran and the United States over control of the Strait of Hormuz.Key Facts
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted the radar facility at Bahrain’s al-Riffa air base with six drones.
- Bahrain’s military said its air-defence systems intercepted and destroyed the drones before they reached their targets.
- The attack was Iran’s second attempt to target Bahrain in three days.
- Bahrain’s interior ministry urged people to move to the nearest safe location as sirens sounded.
- Iran and the United States are in a stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been restricted since the war began in February.
- The United States has been providing protection for tankers carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Donald Trump said the United States was no longer interested in a deal to end the war and directed Vice-President JD Vance to focus on domestic politics.
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