Bahrain accuses Iran of targeted drone attack after U.S. strikes Iran

A significant story is unfolding on the international scene. Middle East Bahrain accuses Iran of targeted drone attack after U. strikes Iran Updated June 27, 202610:46 AM ET Originally published June 27, 202612:12 AM ET By Willem Marx President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 26, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Bahrain has accused Iran of targeting it with drones, the latest challenge to a fragile interim agreement Tehran and Washington reached earlier this month.

The accusation came amid a broader day of strikes and increasing tension across the region. Middle East Who would pay for Trump's proposed $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund? The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre, a British maritime security agency, also reported an attack on a commercial vessel Saturday, close to the coast of Oman.

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There were no immediate reports of damage from the strikes. But Bahrain state media accused Iran of "exporting chaos and undermining regional stability. " Egypt and Kuwait also swiftly condemned the attack.

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard issued a statement Saturday carried by the state-run IRNA news agency saying simply it had targeted several locations "of the U. terrorist army in the region. " Sponsor Message The strikes came hours after American military forces targeted several Iranian military sites late Friday in response to an Iranian drone attack the previous day on a cargo ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz.

The Ever Lovely, a Singapore-flagged cargo ship, had been exiting the Strait close to the Omani coast, after U. forces had established and cleared Iranian mines from that particular route. Iran has insisted vessels should only use routes it has designated closer to its own coastline, and has repeatedly warned vessels against transiting that U.

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-supported corridor near Oman. Central Command said Friday its warplanes hit missile and drone storage locations along Iran's coast, as well as coastal radar installations. It was the second time in three weeks American warplanes had struck similar targets after Iranian drone attacks in the strait.

Potential for military actions to spiral Map showing the approximate route of a new shipping lane by Oman. Will Jarrett/AP hide caption toggle caption Will Jarrett/AP The strikes place the ceasefire under immediate strain. President Trump, speaking at the White House before the military action, said the drone attack on the Ever Lovely had violated the ceasefire.

"I don't like the fact that they took a shot yesterday, actually four of them," he said from the Oval Office. would strike back while insisting that talks with Tehran were progressing, Trump said of Iran: "They're a little bit different," before cutting off questions and having reporters removed from the room.

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