Bahrain Under Fire: Full Details on Iran's Secret Wave of Attacks
A U.S. official revealed the identity of the vessel that suffered a direct hit from an Iranian suicide drone in the Strait of Hormuz - the oil tanker "Kiko" flying a Panamanian flag. Meanwhile, new…
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A US official has identified a Panama-flagged oil tanker as the vessel struck by an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz, while details emerge of a separate Iranian attack on Bahrain involving two drones. The disclosure signals a shift toward public attribution of covert maritime strikes, raising the stakes for regional escalation. Watch for whether Bahrain or its allies respond militarily or diplomatically to the drone incursion.