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Iran army says it targeted Bahrain air base
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Iranian army says that it targeted an air base in Bahrain used by the United States in response to American strikes, according to Iran’s state broadcaster.
Attack drones targeted “aircraft shelters and parking areas, fuel storage tanks of the US military at Sheikh Isa Air Base, as well as several connecting bridges in Bahrain,” the army says, adding that the base in southern Bahrain is “one of the most important operational and logistical centres” for the US military in the region.
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