{"id":9017,"date":"2026-06-27T17:28:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/?p=9017"},"modified":"2026-06-27T17:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T14:28:45","slug":"iran-drone-attack-hits-bahrain-and-ship-as-ceasefire-crumbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/iran-drone-attack-hits-bahrain-and-ship-as-ceasefire-crumbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Drone Attack Hits Bahrain and Ship as Ceasefire Crumbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The attacks represent the second major breach of the interim memorandum of understanding in just days, according to <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Iran first violated the ceasefire on Thursday by firing on a commercial ship in the strategic waterway, prompting retaliatory U.S. strikes the following day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bahrain<\/strong>, a close American ally in the Gulf region, confirmed it was struck by multiple Iranian drones in what officials described as a flagrant threat to the security of its citizens. The kingdom issued a stern condemnation of Tehran&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9017 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-j2qjp425k-1782528778536-e1782528954526-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-j2qjp425k-1782528778536-e1782528954526-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-j2qjp425k-1782528778536-e1782528954526-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-j2qjp425k-1782528778536-e1782528954526.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118741689889-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118741689889-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118741689889-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26118741689889.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177683107612-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177683107612-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177683107612-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26177683107612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In a separate incident near Iranian waters, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported that a tanker came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel&#8217;s bridge sustained damage after being hit by an unidentified projectile, though all crew members remained safe, British military authorities confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s military responded through a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency, claiming it had targeted several unspecified locations belonging to what it called the U.S. terrorist army in the Persian Gulf.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain, which serves as host to the U.S. Navy&#8217;s Fifth Fleet, condemned Tehran for destabilizing security, exporting chaos and undermining regional stability. The kingdom characterized the drone strikes as a blatant breach of international norms and conventions that prohibit targeting civilian objects and terrorizing innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the escalating exchanges, Washington appears determined to preserve the ceasefire framework. A U.S. official downplayed the prospect of further escalation in remarks to CNN, stating the strikes do not reflect a return to major combat operations, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>The developing situation places the week-old ceasefire agreement under severe strain and raises questions about whether the interim understanding between Washington and Tehran can survive repeated violations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right\"><em>With information from <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bahrain accused Iran of launching drone strikes against the kingdom and a ship in the Strait of Hormuz, violating the week-old U.S.-Tehran ceasefire agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[4922,3555,1492,96,277,280,209],"nfg_topic":[135],"class_list":["post-9017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bahrain","tag-ceasefire-violation","tag-drone-attack","tag-iran","tag-operation-in-iran","tag-strait-of-hormuz","tag-united-states","nfg_topic-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9021,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9017\/revisions\/9021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9017"},{"taxonomy":"nfg_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsfire.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nfg_topic?post=9017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}