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Iran Strikes Bahrain in Retaliation for US Attacks
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In Short: Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, targeting a drone vessel depot and an artificial intelligence center, in response to recent US-Israeli attacks.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Friday that it had carried out missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, destroying a US unmanned surface vessel depot and Bahrain's main artificial intelligence center. The strikes were in retaliation for recent US attacks on Iran, according to Anadolu reports.
The strikes targeted key facilities in Manama, including the main headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, where smoke was reported to be rising after the attack. The IRGC claimed to have destroyed these critical infrastructure sites to send a message of retaliation.
Meanwhile, Kurdish forces reported earlier today that they had downed eight drones over Erbil, though no damage or casualties were reported.
These actions come in the context of ongoing tensions between Iran and the United States, with recent attacks by the US and Israel against Iran prompting a strong response from Iran's military forces.
Background
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
What's confirmed
What's still developing
- Smoke rises after Iran carried out a missile strike on the main headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet in Manama in retaliation against US-Israeli attacks, in Bahrain February 28, 2026. [Stringer – Anadolu Agency]…
- Earlier today, Kurdish forces said they downed eight drones over Erbil, with no damage or casualties reported.