{
  "id": 20150913,
  "title": "Blasts in Bahrain as Iran claims attack on US base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/blasts-in-bahrain-as-iran-claims-attack-on-us-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T09:02:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/15/blasts-in-bahrain-as-iran-claims-attack-on-us-base"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bahrain experienced two blasts on Sunday morning, following Iran's claim of attacking a US military base in the Gulf nation. The strikes come after a period of relative calm in the region, with Bahrain hosting a major US naval base. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have carried out a drone attack on a US radar system at a base in Bahrain, while the US air defence radar system was targeted by six drones belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force. Despite the attacks, Bahrain's military reported intercepting several Iranian attacks, preventing them from reaching their intended targets. Iran has been responsible for thousands of drone and missile strikes on Gulf countries since the war began on February 28, targeting infrastructure, airports, seaports, energy facilities, and US assets across the region.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Blasts, sirens rock Bahrain as Iran claims drone attack on US base",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/blasts-sirens-rock-bahrain-as-iran-claims-drone-attack-on-us-base",
        "published": "2026-11-15T06:39:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Bahrain confirms overnight Iranian attack on its territory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bahrain-confirms-overnight-iranian-attack-on-its-territory",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:08:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Bahrain says it intercepted several Iranian drone attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bahrain-says-it-intercepted-several-iranian-drone-attacks",
        "published": "2026-11-15T08:32:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Iran attacks US base in Bahrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/iran-attacks-us-base-in-bahrain",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:12:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Iran says it targets US radar in Bahrain. What do we know?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/iran-says-it-targets-us-radar-in-bahrain-what-do-we-know",
        "published": "2026-11-15T09:41:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}