Emergency sirens activated across Bahrain—home to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Manama—on February 28, 2026, following Israel-U.S. joint strikes on Iranian targets under Operations Roaring Lion, Shield of Judah, and Epic Fury.
Regional Security Response
The alert coincided with Israel’s state of emergency declaration and airspace closures anticipating Iranian ballistic missile retaliation targeting U.S. assets. Bahrain’s proximity (200km from Iran) and hosting 7th Fleet flagship USS Abraham Lincoln heightened vulnerability.
Strategic Targets Hit
Strikes focused Tehran (near Khamenei’s compound), Isfahan, Qom, Karaj, Kermanshah, and Bushehr nuclear sites. Trump confirmed U.S. “major combat operations” to dismantle Iran’s missile industry; thousands of IRGC casualties reported.
Gulf-Wide Fallout
Iraq closed airspace; Gulf carriers rerouted. Israel’s Home Front Command restricted non-essential activity as Iranian Revolutionary Guards launched retaliatory drone/missile barrages.
