Warning sirens were activated across Bahrain for the second time on Friday as concerns mounted over a possible Iranian attack, the country’s Interior Ministry said.
In a statement posted on X, the ministry confirmed that the warning system had been activated and urged residents to remain calm.
“The siren has been sounded,” the ministry said, calling on citizens and residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.”
Earlier on Friday, the Iranian military said it had launched drone attacks targeting US military facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain and Al-Azraq Air Base in Jordan.
Regional tensions have intensified over the past two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 that the ceasefire outlined in last month’s US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was no longer in effect.
Since then, the United States and Iran have exchanged military strikes, with Washington targeting sites inside Iran, while Tehran says it has carried out attacks on US military facilities and equipment in several countries across the region.