Explosions and air-raid sirens were reported across parts of Bahrain on Sunday after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had launched an attack on a US military facility at the Al-Rifa helicopter base.
According to the IRGC, six drones were deployed in the operation. Iran warned that any further aggression by the United States would invite a stronger response. Following the reported attack, Bahraini authorities issued public alerts and advised residents to move away from elevated locations and seek safer areas. The sounds of explosions and sirens triggered concern among people in the country.
The extent of the damage, if any, at the facility was not immediately clear. The IRGC’s claims could not be independently verified.
Iran Warns US Against Further Military Action
Meanwhile, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf responded to US President Donald Trump’s remarks about possible attacks on Iran, warning that further military action could escalate the conflict.
Ghalibaf said Iran was prepared for either negotiations or war and insisted that any agreement would depend on the acceptance of seven conditions set by Tehran. “It makes no difference to us whether the US chooses the path of negotiation or the path of war,” he said.
“Doors for an agreement will only open if they accept the seven conditions we have set. If, instead, they initiate further attacks, Iran’s powerful armed forces will dictate the terms of the battlefield,” he added.
The statements come amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, with developments across the Gulf raising concerns about further escalation.
