Iran Attacks Bahrain and Strait Shipping

Oakland News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jun 27, 2026 · 1m

Iran strikes Bahrain with drones and hits a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions after U.S. airstrikes on Iranian targets. The U.S. says it targeted missile sites and radar installations in retaliation for an earlier drone attack on a vessel. Bahrain condemns the assault, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard blames “U.S. terrorist army” locations. Meanwhile, a new shipping route near Oman aims to ease traffic but may provoke Iran, which claims sovereignty over the strait. A tanker attack in the strait—crew unharmed—raises alarms, with Iran suspected, as U.S. forces warn of ongoing…