IRGC claims drone attack on US base in Bahrain

Iran's IRGC announced a drone attack on a US base in Bahrain, stating six drones targeted an air defense radar. The US military reported intercepting two drones with no harm. Bahrain urged citizens to seek shelter.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a drone attack on a US base in Bahrain on Sunday morning, November 15, 2026. The IRGC announced via state television that six drones targeted a US air defense radar at Bahrain's Al-Rifaa helicopter base. The IRGC-linked Fars News Agency said the attack was in response to "hostile" actions of the US. The US military confirmed it intercepted two Iranian drones without any harm caused. Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, its interior ministry said, without providing further details. The warnings by Bahrain's Interior Ministry were the first such warnings by the Gulf nation since September.