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WATCH: Iranian Drone Strikes Skyscraper In Bahrain

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Dramatic footage captured the moment an Iranian drone struck a skyscraper in the Persian Gulf island nation of Bahrain as part of Iran’s retaliatory strikes against U.S. Military installations in the region on Saturday.

Footage shows the moment the drone collided with the building, resulting in a massive fireball and extensive damage to one of its top floors. The building has not been identified, though it has been described as a high-rise residential apartment in Bahrain’s capital city, Manama.

The location has been placed in the Hoora neighborhood of Manama, located about 15 minutes from a U.S. base. Bahrain has long been home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and wad the target of multiple Iranian strikes on Saturday morning.

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry (via official X account) confirmed three residential buildings damaged in Manama and Muharraq from “drone attacks and falling debris from an intercepted missile.” The statement did not provide an exact figure on casualties but confirmed that rescue operations were underway.

The high-rise attack was one of many drone and missile impacts recorded in at least eight Middle Eastern nations, which includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, The United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Iraq, Syria and Bahrain. Iran launched the attacks in response to a series of U.S. and Israeli strikes that targeted Iranian military installations and senior leaders on Saturday morning.

Casualty figures from the Iranian retaliation remain preliminary. In Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported that 89 civilians were injured, three of them directly by strikes, along with one additional injury from a building strike in the north. In the United Arab Emirates, one civilian was killed by falling interceptor debris in Abu Dhabi, and four people sustained injuries in Dubai from debris that caused a fire at the Fairmont The Palm hotel and affected residential areas

Syria reported four deaths in Suwayda from missile debris striking a residential building, while Kuwait confirmed injuries after strikes affected its international airport. Much of the damage in affected countries was caused by fallen debris from downed missiles and drones.

Qatar and Saudi Arabia stated that their defenses neutralized threats without reported damage or casualties. U.S. bases sustained minimal disruption, with explosions observed near facilities but no significant operational impact reported by Central Command.

On Saturday afternoon, the White House confirmed that President Trump had spoken with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other regional partners in order to coordinate defenses and provide updates on ongoing operations. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns and denounces in strongest terms the blatant Iranian aggression and the flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the U.A.E., Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan,” Saudi Arabia said in a statement.

The United Arab Emirates described the strikes as “a flagrant violation of national sovereignty and a clear breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” while Qatar expressed “strong condemnation of the targeting of Qatari territory with Iranian ballistic missiles, considering it a flagrant violation of its national sovereignty.”

The whereabouts of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini are unknown as of this report. Satellite imagery confirmed that his compound in downtown Tehran was reduced to rubble, though it is unknown whether he was able to evacuate in time.

Several additional Iranian officials, including the nation’s defense minister and commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), were killed in Saturday’s strikes.

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