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2026-07-17 07:20:12
[Iranian Military Claims Drone Attacks on US Military Facilities in Bahrain] Early on the morning of the 17th local time, the Iranian Army's public relations department issued a statement saying that the Iranian military launched the 11th phase of "Operation Lightning" several hours earlier, carrying out drone attacks on military facilities at the US Sheikh Issa Air Base in Bahrain. The statement said the targets included the deployment areas of US helicopters and P-8 reconnaissance aircraft, and the operation used Arash suicide drones. Iran stated that this operation was a response to recent US attacks on Iranian urban infrastructure and the resulting civilian casualties. (CCTV)
