Key facts
- Bahrain sounded air raid sirens multiple times amid escalating conflict between the US and Iran.
- Bahrain's army reported repelling Iranian aerial assaults.
- Kuwait reported an Iranian strike on a power and water plant.
- Iran claimed to have struck oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, which the US denied.
- US Central Command confirmed strikes against Iran.
- Iran accused the US of targeting civilian infrastructure and claimed to have struck US assets.
Bahrain activated its air raid sirens for the sixth time in a few hours on Saturday, urging citizens and residents to seek shelter amid escalating conflict between the United States and Iran. The Bahraini Interior Ministry called for calm, while the nation's army reported that its air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed multiple Iranian aerial assaults.
Kuwait also reported that Iran struck another of its power and water plants, causing a fire and deactivating several power generation units. This follows a similar attack the previous day. Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that two oil tankers exploded after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, an assertion that the US military quickly denied. The Guards also stated they had stopped four ships attempting to transit the critical waterway.
Senior military adviser to Iran's supreme leader, Major General Mohsen Rezaei, warned that Tehran would resume full-scale offensive operations if US strikes continued for another two or three days, stating that no political border would be safe. US Central Command confirmed on X that US forces had conducted strikes against Iran, aimed at degrading its military capabilities. Iran, in turn, accused US forces of targeting civilian infrastructure, including an airport, a railway station, and two bridges, and claimed to have struck US assets across the region. US President Donald Trump had previously threatened to hit Iranian infrastructure, though confirmation from the US side was not immediately available.
Earlier on Monday, Bahrain sounded missile alert sirens for a second time as Iran retaliated over US airstrikes. The US military stated it had completed its latest round of attacks targeting Iran. The ongoing conflict in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant portion of global oil and gas passes, is challenging an interim deal between the US and Iran. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern, stating that a return to full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences.