Iran Pounds the US Fifth Fleet Base in Bahrain

Iran has not stopped pounding civilian facilities in Manama, Bahrain believed to host United States forces. On Friday (6 March 2026), Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said an attack in Manama targeted two hotels and a residential building. Civil defence teams and authorities moved quickly to secure the affected locations. The strike comes amid rising regional tensions linked to the war involving Israel and the United States on one side and Iran on the other, with exchanges of missiles and drones crossing parts of the Middle East. Bahrain houses important US military facilities, including the base of the United States Fifth Fleet, which was already targeted by Iran last Saturday. This has made Bahrain one of the parties closely monitoring security developments amid the escalation in the region.