Bahrain says it intercepted several Iranian drone attacks
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Bahrain intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, it said today, while Tehran said it had struck a US military base in the Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, it said today, while Tehran said it had struck a US military base in the Gulf kingdom amid uncertainty over a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The first such interceptions by Bahraini air defences since September followed two warnings of potential threats, urging residents to seek shelter.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked a US military base in Bahrain in retaliation for "hostile US actions", Iran's Fars news agency reported.
The Bahraini military said its air defences had intercepted several Iranian aerial attacks before they reached their targets, accusing Tehran of continuing its "systematic hostile approach" towards the kingdom.
The Revolutionary Guards said they had launched six drones targeting US air defence radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain, Iranian state-run Press TV reported. There was no immediate confirmation from US authorities.
Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, the interior ministry said.
Two days earlier the Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked a US early-warning radar facility in Bahrain. The US military denied this, saying it had intercepted two Iranian drones without any damage.
Diplomatic efforts to end the almost nine-month conflict have yet to produce a breakthrough, with sporadic attacks continuing despite a broader lull in fighting between the US and Iran.
The war began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February and subsequently spread across the region, with Tehran launching missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Gulf countries.
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