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Bahrain issues first threat alerts since September as Iran says it attacked US base

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On November 15, Bahrain issued its first threat alerts since September, amid Iran’s claim of attacking a US base there. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps reported launching six drones targeting a US air-defence radar at Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain, though no confirmation was provided by US or Bahraini authorities. Bahrain urged its citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to safe locations without giving further details. The ongoing conflict and diplomatic efforts to resolve it have not yet led to significant breakthroughs.
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Bahrain issues first threat alerts since September as Iran says it attacked US base Nov 15 - Bahrain issued two alerts of potential threats on Sunday, its first such warnings since September, as Iran said it had attacked a US base in the Gulf country amid uncertainty over a US-Iran deal aimed at ending the nearly nine-month-old war.
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Bahrain issues first threat alerts since September as Iran says it attacked US base Nov 15 - Bahrain issued two alerts of potential threats on Sunday, its first such warnings since September, as Iran said it had attacked a US base in the Gulf country amid uncertainty over a US-Iran deal aimed at ending the nearly nine-month-old war. asserted
it → issue → war
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked a US military base in Bahrain in retaliation for "hostile US actions", Iran's Fars news agency reported. asserted
agency → say → actions
The Revolutionary Guards said they had launched six drones targeting a US air-defence radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain, Iranian state-run Press TV reported. asserted
TV → say → Bahrain
Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, urged citizens and residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location, the interior ministry said. asserted
ministry → urge → location
It did not provide further details on the threats. asserted
It → provide → threats
Two days earlier the Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. asserted
they → say → Bahrain
The US military denied this, saying it had intercepted two Iranian drones without any damage. asserted
it → deny → damage
Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict have yet to produce a breakthrough, though Washington and Tehran have held off on direct attacks in the war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and then spread across the region, with Tehran launching missile and drone attacks on US bases in Gulf countries. asserted
Tehran → end → countries
President Donald Trump has said in recent days that he might hold off on attacking Iran if the US faces no new provocations from Tehran or the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, but that he would maintain a US naval blockade, Reuters reported on Saturday. uncertain
Reuters → say → Saturday
On another front, however, the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition fighting them have continued to exchange attacks, with the coalition saying on Sunday it had intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched towards the Saudi capital Riyadh and three drones in the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province. asserted
it → lead → Province
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