Bahrain's military successfully intercepted and destroyed all six Iranian drones launched on Sunday, which were aimed at a U.S. air defence radar facility. The attack directly followed a separate Friday incident where American forces brought down two drones, alongside recent U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island. Regional tensions remain severe after the IRGC declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, disrupting shipping for a waterway that handles roughly a fifth of global oil supplies. Diplomatic off-ramps have narrowed significantly after Donald Trump directed Vice-President JD Vance to withdraw from ongoing negotiation talks.
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Maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten roughly one-fifth of the world's co…: Maritime disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten roughly one-fifth of the world's commercial oil and gas supplies.
The United States maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports while actively escorting co…: The United States maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports while actively escorting commercial tankers through contested regional waterways.
Diplomatic efforts have stalled after Donald Trump instructed Vice-President JD Vance to…: Diplomatic efforts have stalled after Donald Trump instructed Vice-President JD Vance to step back from negotiating a war-ending deal.
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Iran launched a drone attack against a US military base in Bahrain on Sunday, its second attempt to target the country in three days.
The country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted the US air defence radar facility at al-Riffa air base in Bahrain using six drones.
Bahrain's military said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the Iranian air attacks "before they could achieve their objectives".
It comes after Iran fired drones at Bahrain on Friday, its first attack against Gulf countries since September.
The US and Iran are locked in a stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz. About a fifth of the world's gas and oil supply usually flows through it but shipping has been restricted since the outbreak of war in February.
Iran insists that it should control the strait and has been attacking what it calls "unauthorised" traffic, while the US military is providing protection for tankers shuttling oil through the strait to keep exports flowing from Gulf Arab states.
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