Bahrain intercepts Iranian drone attacks as Tehran says it hit U.S. base

The Bahraini military stated that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks on Sunday, preventing them from reaching their targets. These interceptions, which were the first by Bahraini air defenses since September, followed warnings that urged residents to seek shelter. According to Free Malaysia Today, blasts were heard around 4:00 a.m., with residents reporting a second series of explosions around 6:30 a.m.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for the attack, which they stated was retaliation for hostile U.S. actions. Punch and Punch Nigeria reported that the Guard used drones to target a radar system at a U.S. military base in Bahrain. The Korea Times reported that according to Iranian state-run Press TV, six drones were launched specifically at the U.S. air defense radar located at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base. There was no immediate confirmation of the strike from U.S. or Bahraini authorities.

Brief written by urgent.news from Haaretz, Punch, Punch Nigeria, The Korea Times, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.