Iran launches second drone attack on Bahrain in 3 days
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed both attacks and said Sunday's operation targeted a radar system at a Bahraini air base.
Iran launched a drone attack on Bahrain on Sunday, its second in three days against the U.S. ally, whose Defense Ministry said its forces intercepted several "Iranian aerial threats."
Bahrain's Interior Ministry twice advised residents to seek shelter in alerts issued Sunday morning. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Friday's attack appeared to be Iran's first against Bahrain since September. The New York Times reported that it broke a two-month lull as peace talks between the United States and Iran remain stalled.
It was not immediately clear which forces carried out Sunday's interceptions or whether the United States would respond militarily.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it was responsible for both attacks. The Guard said Sunday's operation targeted a radar system at a Bahraini air base. Iran's Fars news agency quoted the Guard as saying it attacked a U.S. military base in Bahrain in retaliation for "hostile US actions."
Bahrain's Foreign Ministry described the pair of attacks as "a resumption of Iran's aggression against Bahrain and other countries in the region." It said it rejects "the use of its territory to settle accounts and holds Iran fully responsible for the attacks and their consequences."
The Guard said on Friday that it had attacked a U.S. early-warning radar facility in Bahrain in response to an earlier American strike on a telecommunications tower in Iran.
U.S. Central Command, which directs American military operations in the Middle East, challenged that account in a post framed as "CLAIM" versus "FACT." Central Command wrote on X on Friday: "The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by U.S. forces. There were no injuries or damage."
🚫 CLAIM: Today, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it attacked a “U.S. early-warning radar” in Bahrain.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 13, 2026
✅ FACT: The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by U.S. forces. There were no injuries or damage.
The war started with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Iran responded with thousands of missile and drone attacks against Gulf Arab countries hosting American military installations, but those attacks largely diminished as the sides entered a stalemate.
Bahrain hosts a major U.S. military base as well as the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet. Tehran has warned that it will consider regional nations legitimate targets if they help U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.
