Iran Hits Bahrain Again As Guards Declare Hormuz "Closed"

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Iran Hits Bahrain Again As Guards Declare Hormuz "Closed" Iran fired drones at Bahrain early Sunday, its second attack in three days on the Gulf kingdom that hosts the US Navy's…

Iran fired drones at Bahrain early Sunday, its second attack in three days on the Gulf kingdom that hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, after a lull that had held since September, as months of diplomacy to end the war have produced no breakthrough.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said six drones targeted "the US air defence radar system at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain," calling the strike the second phase of its response to hostile US actions. "Any aggression by the American enemy will be met with an even harsher and more forceful response," the Guards said in a statement carried by Iranian state television, according to AFP. The IRGC released footage of the launches:

The general command of the Bahrain Defence Force said "Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain" (translated), and that its air defenses intercepted the drones before they reached their targets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

Explosions were heard over the island around 4 a.m. local time, with residents reporting a second series of blasts around 6:30 a.m., AFP reported. The Interior Ministry put out two nationwide alerts, Bahrain's first since September, telling citizens and residents to "remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location":

Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said the kingdom "rejects turning its territory into an arena for settling scores and holds Iran fully responsible" for the attacks on Friday and Sunday and their consequences, RFE/RL reported.

On Friday, the Guards claimed they had destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for American strikes on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, in southern Iran, as we reported. Central Command disputed that, saying both drones the IRGC launched toward Bahrain were shot down by US forces, with "no injuries or damage":

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