US Embassy warns Americans in Bahrain of heightened threat from Iran, Houthis

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The US Embassy in Bahrain warned Americans on Sunday to exercise heightened vigilance amid an increased threat of armed attacks by Iran-backed Houthis and Iranian efforts to…

The US Embassy in Bahrain warned Americans on Sunday to exercise heightened vigilance amid an increased threat of armed attacks by Iran-backed Houthis and Iranian efforts to target US government officials and facilities in the region.

“Americans in Bahrain should exercise heightened vigilance due to the increased threat of armed attacks by Iranian-supported Houthis and Iranian efforts to target US government officials and facilities in the region,” the embassy said in a security alert.

The embassy also warned of potential security alerts, flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions.

The warning followed renewed attacks on Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Bahrain said its air defenses intercepted several aerial attacks on Sunday, while the IRGC claimed to have targeted a US radar installation with six drones.

Two days earlier, the US military said it had intercepted two drones without damage, rejecting Tehran's claim that it had struck a US early-warning radar.

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