At a glance
- Documented incidents
- 44
- Distinct locations
- 35
- Killed
- 3
- Injured
- 26
- Incidents with fatalities
- 3
- First incident
- Feb 28, 2026
- Latest incident
- Jul 24, 2026
By attack type
- Drone7
- Drone intercepted7
- Unknown projectile7
- Debris from intercept5
- Mixed wave4
- Mixed wave intercepted4
- Missile3
- Drone wave intercepted2
- Attack drones intercepted1
- Ballistic missiles intercepted or failed1
- Drone wave1
- Missile and drone attack failed or intercepted1
- Mixed wave intercepted or failed1
By source confidence
- High confidence38
- Medium confidence6
Missing casualty values are excluded from totals and are never treated as zero. See the methodology.
Incident chronology
Jul 2026
Bahrain intercepts renewed Iranian aerial attack wave
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace / claimed U.S.-linked targets (generalized)
The Bahrain Defence Force said it intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks on July 24. Iran separately claimed Arash drone strikes on Sheikh Isa Air Base facilities and damage to a U.S. Fifth Fleet surveillance tower; those claimed target effects were not independently confirmed.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized military site
Bahrain intercepts Iranian wave; Iran claims Sheikh Isa drone strikes
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace / Sheikh Isa Air Base claim (generalized)
The Bahrain Defence Force said it intercepted and destroyed Iranian aerial attacks on July 22. Iran's army separately claimed Arash drones struck equipment warehouses and aircraft-maintenance hangars at Sheikh Isa Air Base. Reuters could not verify the claimed base impacts, so only the occurrence of the national attack wave is treated as confirmed.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized military site
Bahrain intercepts Iranian wave; Iran claims Amazon and U.S. radar targets
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini territory and U.S.-linked sites (generalized)
The Bahrain Defence Force said it intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks on July 21. Iran separately claimed cruise-missile strikes on Amazon infrastructure and U.S. radar and air-defense sites in Bahrain. Amazon did not comment, and Reuters could not verify Iran's claimed target effects.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Iranian drones target Bahrain civil air-navigation equipment
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahrain Flight Information Region and national airspace (generalized)
Bahrain's civil aviation authority said hostile drones targeted air-navigation equipment serving the Bahrain Flight Information Region, though flight operations continued normally. The Bahrain Defence Force separately said it intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks that day. These reports are combined as one national wave.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain intercepts several Iranian aerial attacks
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini national airspace (generalized)
The Bahrain Defence Force said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks on July 19. The military described the continuing attacks as involving missiles and drones; incident-specific impact, damage, and casualty figures were not published.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain responds to Iranian wave as Iran claims strikes on U.S.-linked sites
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini territory and U.S.-linked facilities (generalized)
Bahrain was among the Gulf states reporting defensive action against Iranian missiles and drones on July 17. Iran's armed forces claimed attacks on U.S. helicopters and P-8 aircraft at Sakhir Air Base, a U.S. drone depot, and Bahrain's main artificial-intelligence center. The named targets and claimed destruction were not independently verified.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Iran says it targeted a U.S. Army fuel depot in Bahrain
Manama / Juffair area · U.S. Army fuel-depot area in Bahrain (generalized)
Reuters reported that Iran's army said it attacked a U.S. Army fuel depot in Bahrain during the July 9 regional wave. AP reported sirens in Bahrain and that Bahrain said it shot down incoming fire without elaborating; no incident-specific damage or casualty details were provided.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Iran launches a second day of attacks on Bahrain
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini national airspace / territory (generalized)
AP reported that Tehran fired on Gulf Arab states on July 8, with sirens sounding at least twice in Bahrain and Iran's Revolutionary Guard claiming attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait. No immediate damage was reported in the three Gulf Arab countries named in AP coverage.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Jun 2026
Bahrain reports Iranian drone attack; IRGC says U.S. sites targeted
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahrain national territory / U.S. military sites (generalized)
Bahrain said a number of Iranian drones were launched at the country on June 27, with no immediate reports of damage. Reuters later reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched missile and drone operations targeting U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait; a U.S. official reported no U.S. casualties or major damage.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
IRGC says drones targeted U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
Manama / Juffair · U.S. Fifth Fleet / Bahrain airspace (generalized)
Al Jazeera reported that the IRGC said it launched drone attacks on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain as part of retaliatory strikes on U.S. forces after U.S. attacks near the Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera said all projectiles in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan were intercepted without casualties according to authorities, while Iran International cited a Reuters report that nearly all missiles and drones fired at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan were intercepted.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized military site
IRGC targets U.S. Fifth Fleet as U.S. intercepts Iranian ballistic missiles
Manama / Juffair · U.S. Fifth Fleet / Bahrain airspace (generalized)
AP and Guardian reporting said Iran fired ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain after U.S. strikes, with U.S. and local air defenses intercepting or defeating the threats. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. Bahrain activated air raid sirens and told residents to move to the nearest safe location. No U.S. personnel were reported harmed.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized military site
Iran claims Fifth Fleet attack in Bahrain; U.S. and Bahrain report interceptions
Manama / Juffair · U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters / Bahrain airbase area (generalized)
Reuters reported that Iranian media said the IRGC attacked the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a U.S. airbase, while U.S. Central Command denied its bases had been hit and said Iranian ballistic missiles failed to strike their targets in the region. AP reported that U.S. and Bahraini forces intercepted missiles aimed at Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, and that Bahrain's Defense Ministry said its military intercepted and destroyed three missiles and a number of drones fired by Iran. No casualties were reported in the accessible coverage.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized military site
Apr 2026
Bahrain Defense Force reported intercepting seven drones
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
CTP-ISW and Reuters relays said Bahrain Defense Force air defenses intercepted seven drones on April 13; accompanying statements also referenced diplomatic protests over drones launched from Iraqi territory.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain Defense Force reported one additional drone destroyed despite ceasefire
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
A Daily Tribune relay of Bahrain Defense Force reporting said one additional drone was destroyed on April 10, bringing cumulative totals to 194 missiles and 516 drones destroyed since the start of attacks.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Shrapnel after interception of an Iranian drone injured two people and damaged homes
Sitra · Sitra area (generalized)
Bahraini authorities said two citizens sustained minor injuries and homes in the Sitra area were damaged by shrapnel after the interception and destruction of an Iranian drone. A fire at one targeted facility was also brought under control.
No deaths reported · 2 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 2 drones targeting the country were intercepted and destroyed in the past 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
The Bahrain Defense Force said its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed two drones targeting the country in the past 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Iranian drone attack set storage tank on fire at BAPCO Energies facility
Sitra · BAPCO Energies storage facility, Bahrain (generalized)
BAPCO Energies said a tank caught fire at one of its storage facilities following an Iranian drone attack. The fire was later extinguished and damage was being assessed.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 13 drones were intercepted and destroyed in the last 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain Defense Force said air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 13 drones in the past 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Iranian drones hit GPIC operational units and triggered fires
Sitra · GPIC operational units, Bahrain (generalized)
Bahrain's Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company said several operational units were hit by Iranian drones in the early hours of April 5, triggering fires that were later fully extinguished.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 8 drones targeting the country were intercepted in the past 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain's National Communication Centre, citing updates from the Bahrain Defence Force, said eight drones targeting the country were intercepted and destroyed over the past 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Falling shrapnel after drone interception injured four people in Sitra
Sitra · Sitra residential area (generalized)
Bahraini authorities said four citizens were injured and several homes in Sitra were damaged by shrapnel and debris after interception of Iranian drones.
No deaths reported · 4 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 16 drones targeting the country were intercepted in the past 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain Defense Force said air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed 16 drones targeting the country over the past 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 2 missiles and 10 drones were intercepted in the last 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain Defense Force said air-defense systems intercepted and destroyed two missiles and 10 drones in the past 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Civil defense extinguished fire at company facility after Iranian attack
Bahrain (facility unspecified) · Company facility in Bahrain (generalized)
Reuters reported that Bahrain's Interior Ministry said civil defense teams were extinguishing a fire at a company facility following what authorities described as an Iranian attack.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Mar 2026
Bahrain said eight missiles and seven drones were intercepted in the past 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain's air defense systems intercepted and destroyed eight missiles and seven drones in the previous 24 hours.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain said 6 drones were intercepted and destroyed in the last 24 hours
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahraini airspace (generalized)
Bahrain Defense Force said it intercepted and destroyed six drones in the last 24 hours. The same official update said the cumulative total since the start of the attacks had reached 174 missiles and 391 drones destroyed.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Civil defense contained fire after a new Iranian attack
Bahrain (facility unspecified) · Facility in Bahrain (generalized)
Bahrain's interior ministry said civil defense brought under control a fire that broke out at one of the facilities following a new Iranian attack.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Fire at facility in Muharraq after what authorities called Iranian aggression
Muharraq Governorate · Facility in Muharraq Governorate (generalized)
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said civil defence teams extinguished a fire at a facility in Muharraq Governorate after what it described as Iranian aggression.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain and UAE personnel were injured while repelling missile and drone attacks
Bahrain (generalized) · Bahrain — nationwide missile/drone defense engagement (generalized)
Bahrain's Defense Force said a number of its personnel, along with members of the UAE Armed Forces, were injured while repelling Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Bahraini territory. The UAE later said five UAE defense personnel were injured; because the number of Bahraini soldiers was unspecified, the combined structured injury count remains unknown but is at least five. Same-day reporting also said a civilian contractor serving with the UAE armed forces was killed in Bahrain after an Iranian missile attack.
1 killed · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain says strike hit fuel storage tanks in Muharraq
Muharraq · Muharraq fuel-storage facility / airport area (generalized)
Bahrain said a strike hit fuel storage tanks at a facility in Muharraq Governorate; firefighters later contained the blaze.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain says residential building in Manama struck, one killed
Manama · Manama residential building strike area (generalized)
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said an Iranian attack hit a residential building in Manama, killing one woman and injuring eight others.
1 killed · 8 injured
High confidenceApproximate landmark
Bahrain says desalination plant damaged in Iranian drone attack
Bahrain (unspecified) · Bahrain desalination plant (unspecified)
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said an Iranian drone attack caused material damage to a water desalination plant; casualties reported in the same attack wave were tied to a separate Muharraq university-area debris incident.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Bahrain says facility near Mina Salman targeted and fire contained
Manama · Facility near Mina Salman (Salman Port)
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior said an Iranian attack targeted a facility near Mina Salman and that Civil Defence teams were controlling the resulting fire.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Missile fragments injure three and damage university-area building in Muharraq
Muharraq · University building area in Muharraq (fragment impact; generalized)
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said three people were injured and a university-area building was damaged in Muharraq when fragments of an Iranian missile fell nearby.
No deaths reported · 3 injured
High confidenceCity-area approximate
One person reportedly injured by shrapnel in Manama street
Manama · Manama public street shrapnel fall area (generalized)
Regional reporting said at least one person was injured after missile or rocket shrapnel fell on a public street in Manama, with some outlets also reporting shop damage.
No deaths reported · 1 injured
Medium confidenceGeneralized area
Drone intercepted near Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers (Israeli embassy complex)
Manama · Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers (Bahrain Bay)
Al Jazeera (citing Reuters) reported an Iranian drone was intercepted and destroyed in the vicinity of the Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers complex in Manama, which houses the Israeli embassy.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceApproximate landmark
Hotel and two residential buildings struck in Manama (no casualties reported)
Manama · Manama (hotel + two residential buildings)
Bahrain said an Iranian strike hit one hotel and two residential buildings in Manama, causing material damage but no casualties.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceCity-area approximate
Bahrain reports refinery fire after missile strike
Sitra / Ma'ameer · Bapco Energies refinery, Ma'ameer / Sitra area
Bahrain said a limited fire broke out in a Bapco refinery unit after what it described as an Iranian missile strike. Authorities said the fire was contained and refinery operations continued.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceApproximate landmark
Foreign vessel in Salman Industrial City hit by intercepted-missile debris
Al Hidd · Salman Industrial City / Hidd industrial area (generalized)
QNA reported that Bahrain's interior ministry said debris from an intercepted missile fell on a foreign vessel undergoing maintenance in Salman Industrial City, causing a fire that killed one worker and seriously injured two others.
1 killed · 2 injured
High confidenceGeneralized area
Offshore facility near Salman Port targeted
Salman Port area · Offshore facility near Salman Port
QNA reported that Bahrain said an offshore facility near Salman Port was targeted in an Iranian attack and that Civil Defense began controlling a fire caused by the strike.
Deaths not reported · Injuries not reported
High confidenceOffshore approximate
Drone attack on Bahrain International Airport
Muharraq · Bahrain International Airport
Bahrain state-media reporting indexed by search results said rapid-response protocols were activated after a drone attack on Bahrain International Airport and that minor material damage was reported, with no casualties reported.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceApproximate landmark
Crowne Plaza Hotel reportedly struck in Manama
Manama · Crowne Plaza Bahrain, Diplomatic Area
The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain said it was tracking confirmed reports that the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama was struck on March 1, 2026, resulting in injuries. Bahraini Interior Ministry reporting said the hotel sustained material damage and no fatalities were reported. Human Rights Watch, citing the U.S. State Department, later reported two injured U.S. Defense Department employees.
No deaths reported · 2 injured
High confidenceApproximate landmark
High-rise residential/commercial towers in Manama damaged
Manama · Manama high-rise damage area (generalized)
Washington Post and Reuters imagery showed Iranian drone strikes damaging high-rise buildings in Manama, with at least four people reported treated for shrapnel injuries.
No deaths reported · 4 injured
High confidenceCity-area approximate
Feb 2026
Service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet reported struck
Manama · U.S. Fifth Fleet service-center area (generalized)
Reuters reported that Bahrain said a service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet had been struck inside Bahraini territory. Al-Monitor, citing official Bahrain News Agency reporting, said no casualties were reported at the Fifth Fleet compound.
No deaths reported · No injuries reported
High confidenceGeneralized area
Locations with multiple records
Bahrain (facility unspecified)
Manama
- Mar 10, 2026 — Bahrain says residential building in Manama struck, one killed
- Mar 8, 2026 — Bahrain says facility near Mina Salman targeted and fire contained
- Mar 7, 2026 — One person reportedly injured by shrapnel in Manama street
- Mar 6, 2026 — Drone intercepted near Bahrain Financial Harbour Towers (Israeli embassy complex)
- Mar 6, 2026 — Hotel and two residential buildings struck in Manama (no casualties reported)
- Mar 1, 2026 — Crowne Plaza Hotel reportedly struck in Manama
- Mar 1, 2026 — High-rise residential/commercial towers in Manama damaged
- Feb 28, 2026 — Service center of the U.S. Fifth Fleet reported struck
Manama / Juffair
Muharraq
Sitra
- Apr 8, 2026 — Shrapnel after interception of an Iranian drone injured two people and damaged homes
- Apr 5, 2026 — Iranian drone attack set storage tank on fire at BAPCO Energies facility
- Apr 5, 2026 — Iranian drones hit GPIC operational units and triggered fires
- Apr 4, 2026 — Falling shrapnel after drone interception injured four people in Sitra