Iran Launches Second Drone Attack on Bahrain in Days as U.S.-Iran Talks Falter
Iran launched a drone attack on Bahrain on Sunday for the second time in days, as peace talks between the United States and Iran appeared to have stalled after attacks had largely paused for about two months. Bahrain’s Defense Ministry said the armed forces intercepted several “Iranian aerial threats” before they reached their targets. The Interior Ministry issued two Sunday-morning alerts telling residents to seek shelter. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Iranian forces had targeted a radar system at a Bahraini air base. Bahrain hosts a major U.S. military base; the American military did not immediately comment on Sunday’s strike.
The Sunday assault came two days after U.S. Central Command said it had shot down two Iranian drones fired toward Bahrain, also without injuries or damage. The Revolutionary Guards said Friday’s attack—apparently Iran’s first targeting of Bahrain since September—was retaliation for an earlier American strike on a telecommunications tower in Iran. After the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February, Iran launched thousands of retaliatory missile and drone attacks at Gulf Arab countries that host American military installations; those strikes had largely petered out as the sides entered a stalemate, until this week’s resumption.
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