Bahrain ministry issues alert on Sunday
The Ministry of Interior of Bahrain issued an alert on November 15, 2026, urging citizens and residents to seek shelter in safe locations. The advisory followed ongoing military operations conducted by Iran across the region.
“The Ministry of Interior urged citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location, and follow news through official channels for the protection of public safety,” the ministry said in a message published on X.
Reuters reported that the public safety directorate issued the warning as Iranian forces continued their military response throughout the region. Although until now there is no official confirmation regarding the real cause of the alert, informal sources reported that Iranian drones and missiles are overflying the airspace of the kingdom located in the Persian Gulf.
CNN en Español said that the alert arrived one day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have attacked and destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar system in Bahrain.
“The aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in response to the enemy’s aerial aggression against a communications tower in Sirik, attacked and destroyed the early warning radar of US forces in Bahrain,” said the IRGC, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
An alert of potential threat. The Ministry of Interior urged citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location, and follow news through official channels for the protection of public safety.#Bahrain #MOI
The IRGC said that the action served as a serious warning to Washington. The alleged strike followed a previous U.S. aerial bombardment targeting a communications tower in Sirik, located in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province. The operation marked Iran’s first attempt to strike a military installation in a Gulf state in more than two months. Following the event, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that its forces downed two Iranian attack drones heading toward Bahrain without causing casualties or material damage, while denying that Tehran had destroyed an American radar in the country. A day prior to the Iranian attack, President Donald Trump said that the United States no longer needs an agreement with Tehran and instructed his vice president to focus attention on other matters.
Did You Know? The recent friction between Tehran and Washington involves disputed claims over military assets, with U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) previously denying that Iranian forces successfully targeted a radar system in Bahrain.
The ministry issued an alert on November 15, 2026, urging residents and citizens to seek safe shelter as a precautionary measure amid ongoing regional military operations by Iranian forces.
The recent escalation followed a U.S. aerial bombardment against a telecommunications tower in the Iranian locality of Sirik, which prompted the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps to launch retaliatory operations against U.S. positions in Bahrain.
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