US ally Bahrain claims Iran attacked navy base as Hormuz closed

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Bahrain, a U.S. ally, alleges that Iran attacked a naval base amid ongoing conflict as the Strait of Hormuz was closed. Iran claims the strikes targeted U.S.-linked locations in retaliation for recent U.S. air strikes, escalating tensions violating a prior agreement.

Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces on Saturday in response to US air strikes on its southern coast, as each side continued to accuse the other of violating last week’s agreement meant to end the four-month-old war. Iran’s foreign ministry did not identify the locations of its “defensive” attacks, which it said were a response to “the barbaric air strikes” by the US on its coastal surveillance facilities, which it said also violated the UN Charter. Later, ‌Bahrain, which hosts the US...