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Bahrain accuses Iran of attacking its territory to ‘settle’ score with US

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Al Jazeera Staff. (2026, November 15). Bahrain accuses Iran of attacking its territory to ‘settle’ score with US. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/15/bahrain-accuses-iran-of-attacking-its-territory-to-settle-score-with-us?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-11-15 · by Al Jazeera Staff

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Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has accused Iran of violating international law by attacking the Riffa Air Base on Sunday. The base, used by the United States military, was reportedly targeted by Iranian drones and missiles, which Bahrain’s defense systems intercepted. Iran’s Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei countered that these attacks were justified under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, claiming that Gulf countries were aiding the US in attacks against Iran.
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“The articles describe different specific events occurring on different days: one reports attacks on Riffa Air Base by Iran on Sunday, while the other reports Iran targeting a US radar site in Bahrain hours after an alleged attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran on Thursday.”
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Iranian minister says attacks justified Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei defended Tehran’s attacks and accused Gulf countries of aiding US strikes against Iran. “All the cases that indicate the role of the countries of the region in helping the US to attack Iran have been documented,” Baghaei said at a news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran was taking diplomatic action and would “follow up on this issue seriously”.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-15
Iranian minister says attacks justified Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei defended Tehran’s attacks and accused Gulf countries of aiding US strikes against Iran. “All the cases that indicate the role of the countries of the region in helping the US to attack Iran have been documented,” Baghaei said at a news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran was taking diplomatic action and would “follow up on this issue seriously”.

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denounced what it describes as “a resumption of Iran’s aggression” after the latest air attacks on its Riffa Air Base by Tehran. asserted
it → denounce → Tehran
In a statement, the ministry said the attacks on Sunday launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) violated international law and “no pretext can legitimise violations of state sovereignty”. asserted
pretext → say → sovereignty
Recommended Stories list of 4 items- list 1 of 4Iran says it targets US radar in Bahrain. asserted
it → say → Bahrain
What do we know? asserted
we → know → What
- list 2 of 4From the UK to the Gulf, are US overseas bases becoming liabilities? - list 3 of 4US denies Iran’s claim it hit two radar sites in Bahrain - list 4 of 4Why the GCC is setting up an advanced military command base in Kuwait “ uncertain
GCC → become → Kuwait
Bahrain also rejects the use of its territory to settle accounts and holds Iran fully responsible for the attacks and their consequences,” the statement added. asserted
statement → reject → attacks
Bahrain’s military said its defence systems intercepted several Iranian “aerial attacks” targeting the kingdom. asserted
systems → say → kingdom
Its Riffa Air Base is used by the United States military. asserted
Base → use → military
The IRGC has not commented. asserted
IRGC → comment → ?
It had said on Friday that it launched an attack on a US early warning radar facility in Bahrain and destroyed it. asserted
it → say → it
Bahrain said it intercepted two drones that day. asserted
it → say → drones
Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from Tehran, noted that Iran had held back amid intermittent US attacks in the past weeks but in the past three days, it has fired twice at Bahrain. asserted
it → report → Bahrain
“We were seeing the United States’s low-intensity warfare being conducted against Iran. asserted
warfare → see → Iran
From time to time, the US attacked Iran’s military assets – telecommunications towers specifically – in the southern part of the country,” he said. asserted
he → attack → country
But that appears to have changed. asserted
that → appear → ?
“It seems this is now the new rule of engagement,” Serdar added. asserted
Serdar → seem → engagement
Iranian minister says attacks justified Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei defended Tehran’s attacks and accused Gulf countries of aiding US strikes against Iran. “All the cases that indicate the role of the countries of the region in helping the US to attack Iran have been documented,” Baghaei said at a news conference on Sunday, adding that Tehran was taking diplomatic action and would “follow up on this issue seriously”. asserted
Tehran → say → issue
He said missiles, drones and aircraft launched from military bases in neighbouring countries as well as logistical support provided to US forces were proof of these nations’ involvement. asserted
missiles → say → involvement
“The responsibility of this group of countries in the region for the consequences … of the military aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran is clear,” Baghaei charged, referring to Israel. asserted
Baghaei → charge → Israel
Attacks on its neighbours, he said, were justified under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, which established the rights of states to defend themselves from attacks. asserted
which → say → attacks
“No action has been taken by Iran against the sovereignty of these countries,” Baghaei said, arguing that Tehran’s attacks are “purely defensive in nature” and have targeted only US military bases and assets used to attack Iran. asserted
attacks → take → Iran
Meanwhile, Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a post on X that it “condemned Iran’s brutal attacks on the sister kingdom of Bahrain as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, a threat to its security, stability and territorial integrity”. asserted
it → say → security
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the country “reiterates its categorical rejection” of attacks threatening the region’s stability. asserted
country → say → stability
“The security of Bahrain and the Gulf states is closely linked to Egyptian national security and is one of the pillars of Arab national security,” the statement added. asserted
statement → link → security
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