Sirens sound in Bahrain after reported Iranian missile and drone attack
Iranian state media said Tehran targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital and Sheikh Isa Air Base off the southern coast.
By Sofia Marchetti · World Affairs Correspondent
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Sirens sounded in Bahrain on July 14 as Al Jazeera reported that Iran had launched a barrage of missiles and drones. Iranian state media said Tehran targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital and Sheikh Isa Air Base off the country’s southern coast.
Al Jazeera, citing its correspondent Victoria Gatenby, reported the warning sirens during coverage of the attack. The broadcaster did not report damage, casualties or interceptions in the information available.
Iranian state media identified the two sites it said had been targeted. One was a US naval support base in the capital, and the other was Sheikh Isa Air Base, which Al Jazeera described as being off Bahrain’s southern coast.
No statement from Bahraini authorities or the US military was included in Al Jazeera’s report. The report also did not say how many missiles or drones were launched, or whether any reached their intended targets.
The claims could not be independently verified from the details reported by Al Jazeera. The incident, if confirmed, would mark an Iranian attack on military facilities connected to the United States in Bahrain.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.