Iran Guards say they targeted US Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain, warn on energy routes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary ​Guard ​Corps said on Wednesday it ​had targeted what it described as command-and-control, logistics, fuel and military ‌equipment facilities ⁠belonging to ⁠the U.S. Fifth Fleet ​in Bahrain.

This was in response to ​what it said were U.S. actions in the Indian ​Ocean and ⁠efforts to ‌control the Strait ​of ​Hormuz and restrict shipping ⁠routes.

The Guards warned that if ​Washington sought to block ​the region's oil and gas exports by controlling maritime routes, other export routes serving U.S. and allied ‌interests could also be closed, saying regional energy ​exports ​would ⁠be "for everyone or for no one".


Earlier on Wednesday, Bahrain's Interior Ministry said ​air raid sirens had sounded and urged residents to remain calm and seek shelter.