Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=MBELm6F2dY7 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Iranian drones target Bahrain, US strikes and the latest on the war in Iran [r80nXOWCjT7] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict. The U.S. had launched airstrikes overnight in response to an Iranian drone attack on a container ship trying to leave the strait on Thursday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire. Meanwhile, a multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman in the strait to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. That likely sets up a new flashpoint with Tehran, which sees the strait as a key source of leverage in ongoing talks with the U.S. OD9nZcnH1hO Jq7t0FXo7HT LODiOK6lwwn knGucrTWjHi Etekp3Uw3UQ 89UG3jiQp7n HK4BerJ17tW
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday, in Tehran’s likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States. The attacks in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict. The U.S. had launched airstrikes overnight in response to an Iranian drone attack on a container ship trying to leave the strait on Thursday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire. Meanwhile, a multinational maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that it would expand a route near Oman in the strait to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic. That likely sets up a new flashpoint with Tehran, which sees the strait as a key source of leverage in ongoing talks with the U.S. OD9nZcnH1hO Jq7t0FXo7HT LODiOK6lwwn knGucrTWjHi Etekp3Uw3UQ 89UG3jiQp7n HK4BerJ17tW