Bahrain's Foreign Ministry announced that Iran launched two suicide drones at the kingdom on Saturday morning and both were successfully intercepted, according to an official statement. Manama condemned the attack as a "blatant violation of sovereignty."
Bahrain's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Saturday afternoon confirming that Iran had launched two "suicide drones" (loitering munitions) at the kingdom during the early morning hours, and that both were successfully intercepted. Manama described the attack as a "blatant violation of sovereignty" and reserved the right to respond, according to the statement. The United Arab Emirates later issued a condemnation of the Iranian action, according to a separate report from the Abu Ali Express outlet — though the bulletin does not cite an official UAE statement directly.
The incident follows a night of U.S. airstrikes on Iranian targets. Iran had signaled retaliation would target Bahrain due to the presence of the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters there. As The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday (13:21, 13:32, and 15:54 Jerusalem), the attack was first reported by Bahrain's Foreign Ministry as a general drone incursion, then updated with the interception detail. Earlier this week (June 10-11), the IRGC claimed drone and missile strikes against U.S. assets in Bahrain — claims U.S. officials dismissed as unverified or false.
The two-drones-intercepted figure is the most specific official version available. No damage, casualties, or impact on the Fifth Fleet facility have been reported.
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