NEW: Iran Strikes U.S. Gulf Ally In Latest Conflict Flare-Up

Bahrain’s government reported Saturday that Iranian drones targeted its territory. In an official press release, Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry stated that a number of Iranian drones struck the kingdom earlier in the day.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s strongest condemnation of the targeting of its territory at dawn today, Saturday, June 27, 2026, by a number of Iranian drones, in a blatant violation of its sovereignty, a flagrant threat to the security of citizens and residents, and a blatant breach of international norms and conventions that prohibit targeting,” Bahrain’s foreign ministry announced.

“While the Ministry condemns this heinous aggression, it affirms that the Iranian regime’s continued attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are moving towards de-escalation, place the sole responsibility on Tehran for undermining peace efforts, and reveals an approach based on destabilizing security, exporting chaos, and undermining regional stability,” the statement continued.

The Bahraini government did not indicate that any casualties were sustained as a result of the strikes, nor did they disclose information on any specific damage.

Bahrain has announced and condemned an Iranian attack early Saturday morning involving several one-way attack drones and targeting the territory of the Kingdom of Bahrain, likely carried out against U.S. forces as retaliation for yesterday’s strikes on the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com/rdKU25VFSF

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to statements carried by Iranian state media including IRNA, said it had targeted several locations “of the U.S. terrorist army in the region.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry described its actions as defensive strikes on targets linked to early actions carried out by U.S. forces.

These reported Iranian actions followed U.S. military strikes conducted overnight between June 26 and 27, 2026. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) indicated the strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage sites, as well as coastal radar positions, near the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. officials described the strikes as a response to what they called unwarranted Iranian aggression against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, specifically an Iranian drone attack on a cargo ship on Friday, which was denounced as a ceasefire violation.

“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence,” Vice President JD Vance said following the strikes.

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