Iran, Bahrain and drone strike
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In a statement carried by Iranian media, the IRGC said its naval forces launched a drone attack on the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain at approximately 2:30 am local time.
In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, Iran has targeted the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, reacting decisively to recent American airstrikes that hit Iranian urban centers. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has taken responsibility,
US-Iran ceasefire tensions escalated after Tehran targeted Gulf military sites following US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's IRGC launches a drone attack on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as retaliation for recent US strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
Iran's IRGC claimed a drone attack on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, alleging it was retaliation for recent US airstrikes on Iranian infrastructure. The IRGC stated the operation targeted the base in Manama after US strikes damaged civilian facilities in Jask,
This high-seas confrontation unfolded just hours after Tehran unleashed a heavy salvo of missiles aimed directly at American military installations situated across Kuwait and Bahrain
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting a US naval facility in Bahrain, opening a new front in the rapidly escalating confrontation between Tehran and Washington and triggering fresh concerns over stability in the Gulf.
At least eight people died in the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday, local time following the Israeli attack. It came just a day after Israel and Iran agreed to stop targeting one another. Tehran has said it has attacked Israel as revenge for its Lebanon incursion.
