Bahrain issues first threat alerts since September as Iran says it attacked U.S. base

Bahrain issued its first threat alerts in over a year on Sunday, following Iran's claim that it had attacked a U.S. base in the Gulf country. The conflict stems from uncertainty surrounding a U.S.-Iran deal aimed at ending the nearly nine-month-old war. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported launching six drones targeting a U.S. air-defense radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain.

There were no immediate confirmations from U.S. or Bahraini authorities. Bahrain's interior ministry advised citizens and residents to remain calm and seek shelter in the nearest safe location. Two days prior, the Revolutionary Guard had also attacked a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain, though the U.S. military denied these claims, stating they had intercepted two Iranian drones without any damage.

Diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict have so far failed, although both nations have refrained from direct attacks in the ongoing war. The U.S. military has denied the Revolutionary Guard's allegations of attacking a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain. Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have so far been unsuccessful, and both countries have avoided direct confrontation in the ongoing war.