15.11.2026 09:43
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior issued a nationwide danger warning, calling on citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place. The warning came after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had carried out an attack on a US base in Bahrain with 6 drones. The notification, Bahrain's first danger warning since September, did not specify the nature of the danger.
Explosion sounds were heard in the capital Manama as sirens sounded in the early morning hours in Bahrain. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it targeted a US air defense radar.
“GO TO THE NEAREST SAFE PLACE” CALL
Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior made a statement regarding the danger warning from the account of US-based company X on its social media platform. In the statement, citizens and residents in the country were asked to remain calm in order to protect public safety, move to the nearest safe point, and follow developments only through official channels.
It was reported that the ministry issued multiple warnings within a short time but did not provide information about the source of the threat.
EXPLOSION SOUNDS HEARD
According to an AFP correspondent from the French news agency, explosion sounds were heard in the country around 04:00 local time. Residents said they heard a second series of explosions around 06:30.
IRGC: WE TARGETED THE RADAR WITH 6 UAVS
According to a statement in Iranian state media, the IRGC claimed it targeted a US air defense radar at the Rifa Helicopter Base in Bahrain with 6 unmanned aerial vehicles. In the statement reported by Fars News Agency, it was claimed that the attack was the second stage of retaliation against the US’s “hostile actions.”
The claim regarding the results of the attack could not be verified by independent sources. No official statement has yet been made by Bahraini and US authorities regarding today’s attack.
RADAR CLAIM ALSO TWO DAYS AGO
On Friday, November 13, the IRGC also claimed to have destroyed a US early warning radar in Bahrain. According to Iran’s official news agency IRNA, the IRGC claimed that this attack was in response to a US attack on a telecommunications tower in the Sirik region in southern Iran.
US Central Command (CENTCOM), however, denied the claim. In a statement from CENTCOM’s X account, it said: “The IRGC launched two one-way attack UAVs toward Bahrain, and both were shot down by US forces. There were no injuries or damage.”
ALARM ALSO IN SAUDI ARABIA
Tensions in the Gulf also spilled over into Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coalition announced that it intercepted 2 ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh. The coalition reported that UAVs were also shot down over the country’s Eastern Province.
THE WAR HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR 9 MONTHS
After the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28, Tehran carried out missile and UAV attacks against Israel and US targets in regional countries. Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, is among the countries that have been targets of Iranian attacks since the start of the war. The latest attack came at a time when uncertainty persists regarding the US-Iran agreement aimed at ending the war.