Iran, Bahrain and drone strike
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The US military said early Friday that an Iranian drone carrier was attacked and set ablaze. The message from the US military’s Central Command showed black-and-white footage of the carrier ablaze after multiple strikes hit it.
The U.S. military and its allies across the Middle East are struggling to combat Iran’s swarms of cheap attack drones as the war enters its second week. Pentagon officials this past week reportedly conceded in closed-door briefings with lawmakers that waves of Iranian-launched drones are punching through air defenses,
Dover receives six soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack. Follow live coverage of the dignified transfer and Trump’s attendance.
Britain says it is not at war, despite an Iranian-made drone strike on a U.K. base in Cyprus and a decision to let the U.S. use British bases during its conflict with Iran.
Key U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf have stepped up their criticism of Iran after facing a barrage of missiles and drone attacks over the past week.
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'Not holding back': US military strikes Iranian 'drone carrier' amid escalating conflict (watch)
The US military has struck an Iranian 'drone carrier' as part of 'Operation Epic Fury', a 7-day offensive against Iran. CENTCOM confirmed hitting nearly 200 targets inside Iran to degrade its missile and drone capabilities.
The U.S. military struck and set on fire an Iranian drone carrier ship Thursday as forces continue to degrade the Islamic Republic’s navy and continue pummeling the nation with missiles and bombs. Adm.
The drone's development comes as the Pentagon pushes to procure and field inexpensive drones to keep pace with adversaries.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said its latest waves of drone and missile attacks targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Iran claimed the attacks disrupted key infrastructure, though U.S. and allied forces intercepted many incoming weapons.
By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, March 6 (Reuters) - A drone strike this week on a British air base in Cyprus has renewed calls for an end to British military presence on the Mediterranean island as many fear being dragged into the wider Iran conflict.
The U.K. deployed warship HMS Dragon to Cyprus after an Iranian drone allegedly struck a British Royal Air Force base. The prime minister vowed to protect 200,000 Britons in the region.