Iran launches a drone assault on Bahrain, striking near the base of the US Navy Fifth Fleet after US airstrikes that followed an Iranian drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.Bahrain condemns the strikes as a violation of sovereignty, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims hits on US-linked targets without specifying locations, and a tanker in the strait is damaged but reports no casualties or environmental harm.The Joint Maritime Information Center expands a maritime corridor near
Oman and warns of mines and naval activity while US officials including Vice President
JD Vance and Secretary of State
Marco Rubio vow to defend free navigation as Iran asserts control over the strait and threatens transit fees.