Iran fired drones at Bahrain early Sunday, its second attack in three days on the Gulf kingdom that hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, after a lull that had held since September, as months of diplomacy to end the war have produced no breakthrough.
Iranian Drones against the background of Bahrain's Map (Kurdistan 24)The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said six drones targeted "the US air defence radar system at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain," calling the strike the second phase of its response to hostile US actions. "Any aggression by the American enemy will be met with an even harsher and more forceful response," the Guards said in a statement carried by Iranian state television, according to AFP. The IRGC released footage of the launches:
IRGC releases footage of launches toward Riffa Air Base in Bahrain
IRNA: 'A radar at a U.S. air defense site at the Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain was targeted by six drones' pic.twitter.com/MmH38uaPJa— RT (@RT_com) November 15, 2026
The general command of the Bahrain Defence Force said "Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain" (translate
