Iranian media reports drone strikes targeting the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, amid retaliation for alleged US aggression. An air raid alert was issued, with smoke seen over the facility. Iran's IRGC claimed responsibility, stating the operation followed US strikes on Iranian territory.
Iran's Army launched suicide drone attacks targeting the US Fifth Fleet's communication antennas and radar facilities in Bahrain, in response to alleged US military violations and aggression in southern Iran. The US had previously conducted military raids inside Iran, citing Iranian provocations.
US Central Command announced new "defensive" strikes against Iran, targeting Iranian sites threatening US forces and international shipping. Iran claimed to have targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and US military bases in Kuwait and Jordan.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has denied reports from Iran's ISNA news agency, citing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, of successful Iranian missile and drone strikes on the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US airbase in the region. CENTCOM stated that all Iranian attacks on American forces failed and that US forces are vigilant.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with missiles and drones, claiming it was retaliation for a US strike on a communications tower near Qeshm Island. The US military stated it conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island and that Iranian missiles aimed at Bahrain and Kuwait failed or were intercepted.
The US and Iran have engaged in missile and drone attacks targeting regional locations, including Bahrain and Qeshm Island. Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted threats, while the US military disabled a tanker attempting to evade a blockade.
