The Iranian military claims it sent drones to attack a U.S. base in Bahrain in retaliation for hostile U.S. actions, while Bahrain announced its first threat alert since September.
On Sunday, 15 Nov 2026 GMT+7, Iran's Fars News Agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out an attack on a U.S. base in Bahrain, claiming it was in response to "hostile actions by the United States."
Meanwhile, Iran's official Press TV reported that the IRGC deployed six drones to strike a U.S. air defense radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain, though there has been no official confirmation from the U.S. or Bahraini governments.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry issued two threat alerts on Sunday, calling on residents and inhabitants to remain calm and quickly move to the nearest safe locations, without specifying if these alerts were related to the Iranian attack.
Two days earlier, the IRGC also claimed to have attacked a U.S. early warning radar in Bahrain, but the U.S. military denied these reports, stating it intercepted two Iranian drones without any damage.
Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between the U.S. and Iran have yet to succeed, despite Washington and Tehran delaying direct attacks for several weeks.
In recent days, President Donald Trump said he might delay attacks on Iran if the U.S. does not face new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen, but he will continue maritime blockade measures.
Meanwhile, on another front, the Houthi group and the Saudi-led coalition forces continue retaliatory attacks. On Sunday, coalition forces announced they intercepted two ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh and three drones targeting eastern provinces.
. cna