MANAMA — Bahrain’s military said its air defence systems intercepted several Iranian aerial attacks on Sunday, after Iran claimed it had targeted a US military base in the Gulf kingdom.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched six drones at an air-defence radar facility at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base. Bahrain confirmed that it intercepted several projectiles before they reached their targets. The United States and Bahrain did not immediately confirm Iran’s claim that the radar had been struck.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry had earlier issued security warnings and advised residents to move to safe locations. The kingdom hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. Iran had made a similar claim two days earlier, but the US military said it had intercepted two drones without damage to the radar facility.
The latest incident comes amid continuing tensions and diplomatic efforts to end the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Separately, a Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles aimed at Riyadh and three drones over Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.
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