By Anas al-Bar | 2026-04-29

Iranian drone and missile strikes pummeled Gulf states and Jordan in direct retaliation for the major US campaign against the regime.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-allied Iraqi militias were the primary source of attacks, launching drones and missiles from Iraq against Gulf nations.

In response to the assaults, Bahrain summoned Iraqi Chargé d'Affaires Ahmed al-Karawi on April 13.

He was presented with a diplomatic protest note condemning the drone attacks launched from Iraq against Gulf states.

"This diplomatic protest forcefully urges Baghdad to take decisive action to punish Iran's IRGC-linked groups for their activities," Ghazi Faisal Hussein, director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, told Al-Fassel.

'Iraqi authorities must end the attacks and repeated threats to Gulf state security and sovereignty originating from Iraqi soil," he added.

Bahrain, a direct target of Iranian and proxy attacks, intercepted 16 drones on April 3 alone.

"The Iraqi government has a legal and constitutional responsibility to confront any external armed activity that undermines good-neighborly relations," Hussein said.

Bahrain, as President of the UN Security Council, for April, condemned the Iranian regime and its allies' retaliatory actions.

The Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, cited UN Resolution 2817, which deemed Iranian attacks a violation of international law and a regional threat.

Bahrain affirmed the right to respond in accordance with the Joint Defense Agreement among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.