Bahrain sirens sound as Iran strikes US, Amazon
13:01, 21/07/2026, TuesdayU: Update: 13:02, 21/07/2026, Tuesday
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File photoBahrain's Interior Ministry urged residents to seek immediate shelter as air raid sirens sounded across the kingdom early Tuesday, with Iranian forces claiming cruise missile and drone strikes on a US-operated air base and Amazon data infrastructure despite a June peace accord.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry announced that air raid sirens had sounded across the kingdom early Tuesday as Iranian ballistic missiles and drones targeted strategic sites, urging citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location while authorities confirmed that air defense systems intercepted the projectiles without casualties.
Iran claims strikes on US infrastructure
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that it had destroyed central data infrastructure belonging to the US company Amazon in Bahrain with several cruise missiles. The Iranian army added that it had targeted the US-operated Sheikh Isa Air Base with drones, according to statements issued early Tuesday.
Escalation defies Pakistan-brokered truce
The United States has escalated attacks against Iran since last week, prompting retaliatory strikes against facilities and bases Tehran says are used by the American military across the region. The latest exchange comes despite a memorandum of understanding signed in June under Pakistan's mediation, which had aimed to end the war and secure a lasting peace agreement between Washington and Tehran.
Bahrain's military command reported that its air defense batteries destroyed several incoming Iranian aerial projectiles before they reached their targets, adding that no casualties or material damage had occurred on the ground. The kingdom hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters and multiple American military installations, placing it at the center of escalating regional tensions since hostilities intensified last week.