Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.
The U.S. had launched its airstrikes in response to an Iranian drone attack on a ship trying to get out of the strait Thursday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the uneasy ceasefire in the war.
Background
Iran’s targeting of Bahrain was likely not coincidental. The kingdom has been one of the strongest critics of Iran and is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet.
A statement from Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said a “number of Iranian drones” targeted the country. It called the attack “a flagrant threat to the security of citizens and residents.”
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard earlier Saturday issued a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency saying it had targeted several locations “of the U.S. terrorist army in the region.”
Meanwhile, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said a tanker was attacked Saturday in the strait, saying the crew was safe and no environmental damage was reported. No one immediately claimed the strike, but suspicion immediately fell on Iran.
Original reporting: WESH Orlando — read the source article.
