Overview
- Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry called in Iraqi charge d’affaires Ahmed Ismail al-Karawi and delivered an official protest over drone attacks launched from Iraqi territory.
- The ministry condemned what it called continued malicious strikes on Bahrain and other Gulf Cooperation Council states and said it reserves the right to take any measures needed to protect security and public safety.
- Saudi Arabia took a similar step earlier, reflecting a coordinated push after Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE jointly demanded that Iraq stop such attacks.
- Iran-aligned groups in Iraq had announced they would observe a two‑week pause linked to a US‑Iran ceasefire, yet several drone and missile incidents were reported hours after the truce began.
- Baghdad said it rejects the use of Iraqi soil to target neighbors and offered to receive evidence to act quickly, and there was no immediate response from Iraqi officials to Bahrain’s protest.