
2 min readMar 3, 2026 12:10 PM IST
As the war in the Middle East expands, Iran, in retaliation to the US-Israel attacks, continued to hit several new targets in the region increasing regional pressure on Gulf Arab states that house US assets.
Iranian strike destroys US air base command building in Bahrain
An Iranian strike has destroyed the main command headquarters of a US air base in Bahrain, the BBC reported
A clip posted by the Fars news agency, affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reportedly showed a wave of rockets exploding into distant targets.
The building in Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa region was struck by IRGC’s drone and missile which caused the fuel tanks to explode.
The US however has not issued any comment yet.
Smoke in US-run Naval base
A thick plume of smoke was also seen coming out of a US-run naval base in Bahrain.
The US State Department has ordered American citizens to immediately leave Bahrain, along with 12 other countries in the Middle East.
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Missile attack on US Navy’s 5th fleet in Manama
Earlier, Bahrain reported a missile attack targeted the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, in its capital Manama, Al Jazeera reported.
Terming it “treacherous attack”, the government slammed the “blatant violation of the kingdom’s sovereignty and security”.
A footage, circulating on social media, showed an Iranian Shahed drone hitting the tower block near the headquarters, setting the building ablaze.
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The Interior Ministry stated that several residential buildings in Manama have been targeted and that the civil defence was engaged in firefighting and rescue operations at the sites.
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