Iranian drones target Bahrain after US offensive, straining ceasefire

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Iranian drones targeted Bahrain, including an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions after a recent US-Iran peace deal. Bahrain hosts the US Navy's 5th Fleet, highlighting the strategic significance of these strikes.

Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz was struck on Saturday, adding fresh tension to the detente established in the wake of an interim US-Iran peace deal signed earlier this month. Bahrain’s foreign ministry said a number of Iranian drones targeted the country, home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet, early on Saturday morning, state-run BNA reported. Tehran has repeatedly targeted it and other Gulf states that host American military bases and thousands...