Tit-for-tat attacks between Iran and Bahrain are underway, with oil and gas supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Updated Jul 20
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What happened
Tit-for-tat attacks between Iran and Bahrain are underway, with oil and gas supplies passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutKeep exploring
Part of
IRGC launched missile attacks against US bases in Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, while the US intensified airstrikes near Bushehr's nuclear facility.Also in this story
- Coordinated kinetic strikes and incendiary attacks targeted facilities in Bushehr and judicial infrastructure in Gorgan.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is conducting targeted attacks in Bahrain, including infrastructure, amid the wider war on Iran and the Gaza conflict.
- Revolutionary Guards struck targets in Bahrain while Tehran reimposed its blockade of the Hormuz waterway.
The entities involved
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Bushehr
capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran
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Bahrain
country in the Persian Gulf
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Hormuz
city in Hormozgan Province, Iran
- The new event combines the geopolitical crisis of the Iran conflict and Hormuz Strait disruptions with a specific local issue regarding the Cumberland Council and cost-of-living impacts.
- The blockade on the Strait of Hormuz is causing global trade issues, leading to medicine shortages and supply chain strain in England.
Related events
- Trump balances pressure and engagement as Iran threatens shipping near Hormuz and Bahrain faces attacks.
- Bahrain hosts dialogue sessions while regional insecurity around Hormuz grows, involving Russia and Europe.
- Clashes over shipping routes escalate in the Strait of Hormuz amid a struggle for control.
- Iran seeks dominance and control over the Strait of Hormuz.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened commercial shipping and directed strikes against Iranian targets in the Strait of Hormuz.