BAHRAIN issued two alerts warning of potential threats on Sunday, its first such warnings since September, as Iran claimed responsibility for an attack on a US military base in the Gulf kingdom amid stalled efforts to end the nearly nine-month-old conflict.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had attacked a US military base in Bahrain in retaliation for what it described as "hostile US actions", Iran's Fars news agency reported.
Iranian state-run Press TV quoted the Revolutionary Guards as saying they had launched six drones targeting a US air-defence radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain.
There was no immediate confirmation from US or Bahraini authorities.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, without providing further details about the reported threats.
The latest alerts came two days after the Revolutionary Guards claimed to have attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. The US military denied the claim, saying it had intercepted two Iranian drones without sustaining any damage.
Bahrain hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, making it a key strategic military hub for Washington in the Gulf region.
Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have yet to produce a breakthrough, although Washington and Tehran have refrained from direct attacks in recent days.
The war began on Feb 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran before spreading across the region, prompting Tehran to launch missile and drone attacks on US bases in Gulf countries.
US President Donald Trump has said he may hold off on further attacks against Iran if Tehran and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi group refrain from new provocations.
However, he intends to maintain a US naval blockade, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Meanwhile, hostilities have continued on another front, with the Saudi-led coalition saying on Sunday it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards Riyadh and three drones over the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province. - November 15, 2026
