Four large vessels on the water in the Strait of Hormuz.Image source, Reuters
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Iran and the US are vying for control of the Strait of Hormuz

ByElla Kipling
  • Published18 minutes ago

Iran launched a drone attack against a US military base in Bahrain on Sunday, its second attempt to target the country in three days.

The country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted the US air defence radar facility at al-Riffa air base in Bahrain using six drones.

Bahrain's military said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed the Iranian air attacks "before they could achieve their objectives".