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NonilexThe use of costly, advanced weaponry to defend against attacks by far cheaper drones has been a defining feature of the #war. The incident points to the risks & limitations of this strategy: The blast from the powerful Patriot, whether or not it intercepted a drone, contributed to widespread #damage & #casualties, while #Bahrain air defenses were unable to prevent strikes that night on the nearby #oil refinery, which declared force majeure hours later.
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In the statement, a Bahraini government spox said the missile successfully “intercepted” an Iranian drone mid-air, saving lives.
“The damage & injuries sustained were not a result of a direct impact to the ground of either the Patriot interceptor or the Iranian drone,” the spox said.
Neither #Bahrain nor the #US has provided evidence that an Iranian drone was involved in the #Mahazza incident.
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Commenting on the day of the attack, CENTCOM said that an Iranian drone struck a residential neighborhood in #Bahrain.
In response to questions from Reuters, Bahrain on Saturday acknowledged for the first time that a Patriot missile was involved in the explosion over the #Mahazza neighborhood on #Sitraisland, offshore from the capital #Manama & also home to an #oil refinery.
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An US-operated Patriot air defense battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of #civilians & tore through homes in #US #ally #Bahrain 10 days into the #war on #Iran, acc/to an analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters.
Both Bahrain & the #Trump admin blamed an Iranian drone attack for the March 9 blast, which the Gulf kingdom said injured 32 people including #children, some seriously.
Patriot missile involved in #Bahrain blast likely #US-operated, analysis finds
Middlebury Institute of International Studies researchers concluded with moderate-to-high confidence that the suspect missile was likely launched from a #US Patriot battery located about 4 miles (7 km) to the southwest of the impacted neighborhood.
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https://www.reuters.com/investigations/patriot-missile-involved-bahrain-blast-likely-us-operated-analysis-finds-2026-03-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement
Writing Slowly"Soon you will die Mr Bond, but first I must divulge the full details of my evil plan."
Trump threatens huge attack if Iran does not reopen strait of Hormuz within 48 hours
#Trump says the #US will “obliterate” #Iran power plants if it doesn’t fully open the #StraitOfHormuz within 48 hours
Trump issued the ultimatum on social media while he spent the weekend at his resort in Florida.
He said he’s giving Iran exactly 48 hours to open the vital waterway or face a new round of attacks. He said the US would destroy “various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST!”
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https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-03-21-2026#0000019d-12d2-d3cf-affd-1bdb36880000
