2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain

2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Part of the 2026 Iran war
2026 Iranian strikes on Bahrain (Bahrain)
DateFebruary 28, 2026 – present
Location
Result

Ongoing

  • US Navy Fifth Fleet base heavily damaged in Iranian attacks
Belligerents
Iran Bahrain
United States
Canada
Units involved
Casualties and losses
None 2 DOD employes wounded
1 Oil tanker damaged
1 civilian killed, 50 injured
1 civilian killed
None

On 28 February 2026, following the initial strikes during the 2026 Iran war, Iran conducted retaliatory missile and drone strikes on Bahrain, hitting multiple buildings in the capital Manama including the district of Juffair, where the US Navy's 5th Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

As of 11 March 2026, two deaths and more than 50 people have been injured in Bahrain since the start of the war.