Bahrain’s air defenses have intercepted Iranian missiles and drones, the Gulf kingdom’s military said, after the United States launched new attacks on Iran. Bahrain’s army said it had “intercepted and destroyed a number of projectiles used in these perfidious Iranian attacks”, adding that it was on “high alert”. Iran had previously announced that it had launched attacks against the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and another base in Kuwait, in retaliation for US strikes on its territory.
Tension rises in the Strait of Hormuz
The US military conducted strikes against a dozen Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz area, in response to yesterday morning’s Iranian attack on a commercial oil tanker.
Donald Trump has warned Iran it will ‘no longer exist’ if the US decides to escalate the confrontation. ‘US planes just hit Iranian warehouses and coastal radar stations, for violating the ceasefire agreement… ONCE AGAIN!’, writes the president in Truth. “There may come a time when we will be forced to militarily complete the work we have started. If this were to happen, Iran will cease to exist!’. During the night, attack on Bahrain and Kuwait claimed by the Pasdaran. Hezbollah’s anger against the framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon signed on Friday in Washington. Unrest in Beirut.