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IN PHOTOS: Iran strikes US base in Bahrain amid rising regional tensions
Updated On: 28 February, 2026 06:22 PM IST | Tarun Verma
Smoke rose over Manama as Iran launched a missile strike on the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israel attack in Tehran. Pics/AFP (Text/ANI)
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Smoke rose over Manama as Iran launched a missile strike on the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israel attack in Tehran. Pics/AFP (Text/ANI)
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, calling the attack a response to American and Israeli strikes on Iran
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The missile strike follows OPERATION ROARING LION, the joint US-Israeli operation aimed at neutralizing Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure
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UAE defense systems intercepted some of the missiles, highlighting the wider regional impact and the risk of escalation across the Gulf
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for support, framing the joint operation as necessary to remove the “existential threat” posed by Iran
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President Trump warned Iranian forces to surrender or face “certain death,” underscoring the full-scale military confrontation now underway in the region
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