The Bahraini army reportedly confirmed that the Islamic Republic's attack was aimed at the Israeli embassy in Manama. The confirmation follows earlier unverified reports of an attack on the embassy. No details on casualties or damage have been provided, and the report remains unverified by independent sources.
Earlier today, The Zioneer reported a series of unverified claims that an Iranian missile had struck near or at the Israeli embassy in Manama, Bahrain. Now, a new report from the same source states that the Bahraini army has confirmed that the target of the Iranian attack was indeed the Israeli embassy. The confirmation, if accurate, would mark a significant escalation in the targeting of Israeli diplomatic missions. The report remains unverified by independent sources, and the Bahraini government has not yet issued an official statement.
The Zioneer's coverage of the incident began at 12:23 Jerusalem, with an initial report of a missile launch from the Iranian city of Shiraz (v1). That was followed by reports that the missile was directed toward Bahrain (v2), and a source in Bahrain claimed the country felt the impact of an Iranian missile strike (v3). A subsequent report claimed a direct hit from an Iranian missile (v4). The Israeli embassy was first identified as a target in a report at 12:23 (v5), and the reports then narrowed to the vicinity of the embassy: an unverified ballistic missile impact near the embassy (v6), then a projectile strike on the embassy building (v7), attributed to an Iranian missile by Shiite sources (v8). Israeli Channel 14 reported that the target was likely the embassy (v9), and the most recent report (v10) identified the embassy as the target. The source quality evolved from a single unverified channel to multiple channels, though still no official confirmation.
The attack comes amid a broader pattern of Iranian strikes on Gulf states, as The Zioneer has previously reported. On Monday, the US Embassy in Bahrain warned that Iran could strike central Manama, noting that attacks were nearing civilian areas. The Zioneer also reported on the interception of Iranian ballistic missiles over the Bahraini capital in June.
The confirmation from the Bahraini army remains unverified by independent sources, and no details have been provided on casualties, damage, or the type of weapon used. The Bahraini government has not issued an official statement.
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