Bahrain says intercepted number of “treacherous Iranian aerial attacks”
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Bahrain said Wednesday that Iran continues its “systematic hostile approach” with missiles and drones, after the Gulf country came under attack again in what Iran claims is retaliation for US strikes.
“Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks with missiles and drones targeting civilians in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” Bahrain’s army said in a statement.
“The air defense systems of the Bahrain Defence Force confronted, intercepted, and destroyed a number of treacherous Iranian aerial attacks,” the statement added.
Iran said it attacked US bases on Wednesday, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat strikes with the United States after the downing of a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz.
The worst bout of fighting between Washington and Tehran since their April 8 ceasefire has cast further doubt on US President Donald Trump's earlier claim that negotiations were in their "final throes" before reaching an enduring settlement to end the Middle East war.
The fresh Iranian strikes came after the United States carried out its own attacks on the Islamic republic in response to Tehran shooting down an American helicopter.
Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain after the Guards claimed they struck a US base there.
The Kuwaiti military said its air defences were engaging "hostile aerial targets", without immediately mentioning the aggressor, though Iran has recently carried out deadly attacks on the US ally.
The incidents came after the US military said it had "completed" what Trump portrayed as a retaliatory assault on Iran over the downing of an Apache attack helicopter.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees American forces in the Middle East, said on X that it had "struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz with precision munitions from US Air Force and Navy fighter jets".
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had earlier threatened payback, saying on X: "The U.S. (has) opted to test our determination. Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered."
