The Iranian military said it struck a US base in Bahrain using drones, helicopters, and aircraft, according to a report by the official Tasnim news agency, as cited by Israeli media. The claim is unverified and no independent confirmation of the attack is available.
The Iranian army claimed early Friday that it attacked a US military base in Bahrain with drones, helicopters, and aircraft. The report, relayed by the official Tasnim news agency and cited by N12, did not specify the exact base, timing, or damage. This is the latest in a series of Iranian claims targeting the same base, adding operational detail absent from previous statements.
On Thursday July 16 at 09:34 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the spokesman for Iran's Emergency Headquarters claimed a strike on Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, asserting the destruction of a radar system and fuel station. Later that day, at 19:08 Jerusalem, we reported that the same claim was characterized as "one of the most significant hits so far." Both claims came from the same official channel and remain unverified by independent sources. The progression shows a shift from general assertions of a strike to increasingly specific descriptions of targets and, now, the types of platforms used.
As The Zioneer has reported since early July, Iranian military and IRGC sources have repeatedly claimed strikes on US bases across the Gulf, including in Kuwait, Qatar, and Jordan, often framed as retaliation for alleged US strikes on Iranian territory. The claims have consistently lacked independent confirmation, and the US military has not acknowledged any of them.
No independent verification of tonight's claim is available. The US military has not commented on the reported attack. The exact base, time of the alleged strike, and any damage or casualties remain unknown.
3 developments
- DevelopingIRGC claims it destroyed weapons warehouses in Bahrain, drones at Kuwait base
- StrongIRGC claims it struck five military bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain
- StrongIran's army and Revolutionary Guard claim strikes on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar
- StrongIRGC claims attack on US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as exchanges continue
Source and signal
- Internal intake