Blasts and sirens rang out over Bahrain and authorities urged residents to seek shelter on Sunday as <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/iran-says-it-destroyed-us-radar-in-bahrain-23659840" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Iran's Guards</a> said they had attacked a US military base in the Gulf nation.
Alarm sirens blared, according to an AFP journalist, while authorities posted several alerts on social media, without specifying the source of the threat.
The interior ministry in an X post urged "residents to remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location, and follow news through official channels for the protection of public safety".
Explosions could be heard around 4:00 am (0100 GMT), the AFP journalist said, with residents reporting a second series of blasts around 6:30 am (0330 GMT).
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/us-military-luring-helpless-oil-tankers-into-walls-of-fire-with-lie-that-strait-of-hormuz-is-open-irgc&nbsp;-23659396" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Iran's Revolutionary Guards</a> said their forces carried out a drone attack on a US radar system at a base in Bahrain, according to a statement carried by the Iranian state broadcaster on Sunday.
"The US air defense radar system at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain was targeted by six drones belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force," the Guards said in a statement posted by the state broadcaster on Telegram.
"The <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/two-oil-tankers-explode-catch-fire-after-hitting-naval-mines-near-hormuz-irans-irgc-navy-23659864" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Strait of Hormuz</a> is closed, and any aggression by the American enemy will be met with an even harsher and more forceful response," it added.
During eight months of war, Iran has restricted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz oil trade route and struck infrastructure including airports, seaports, energy facilities, and US assets across the region.
Bahrain, which hosts a major US naval base, is one of several Gulf countries that have borne the brunt of Tehran's wrath during the war that started when the United States and Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran on February 28.
On Friday, the Revolutionary Guards had said their forces targeted a US early warning radar system in Bahrain, with the American military saying it shot down two Iranian drones targeting the Gulf island.
The US military's Central Command (CENTCOM) reported no casualties or damage in that attack.
CENTCOM, which oversees American military operations in the region, said last month that it had helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil since the summer via Hormuz, a key energy trading route.
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Explosions and sirens rock Bahrain as Iran claims drone attack on US military base

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