Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran

WBALTV ^ | 6/27/2026 | Jon Gambrell

[JeepersFreepers]

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the Strait of Hormuz separately came under attack Saturday in Tehran's likely response to overnight airstrikes by the United States.

The U.S. had launched airstrikes overnight in response to an Iranian drone attack on a container ship trying to leave the strait Thursday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war's uneasy ceasefire.

Iran has insisted that ships must obey its orders and warned it will start charging fees for transit through the strait. However, ships have been increasingly trying to leave the Gulf in recent days.

Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament’s national security commission, wrote Friday that “the Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect the rules.”

The U.S. and Gulf Arab states have rejected Iran’s demands. The strait is considered an international waterway, despite being the territorial waters of Iran and Oman.

The International Maritime Organization on Friday halted a new effort to evacuate ships, saying it will not resume until there are guarantees that the other ships will not be attacked. It said about 115 ships have been able to move out of the strait in recent days.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

Posters continue to refer to those who attack ships in the Strait as “they.”

[Gunslingr3]

You don’t know? Or are you simply being obtuse?

Not at all.

United Arab Emirates has an estimated population of 11.47 million, Kuwait has 5.23 million, and Qatar has 3.37 million. All three nations are characterized by large expatriate workforces, with foreign nationals making up the vast majority of residents in the UAE and Qatar.

You expect them to draft a bunch of Filipinos to invade Iran (population 93 million)?

Neither the US or Israel “failed” they simply quit.

That’s how you fail an elective war. You don’t accomplish your stated goals and you quit.

You think if Putin quit invading Ukraine that wouldn’t represent failure?

At last count we have sold most of them a boat load of weapons. I suggest they put them to good use now that we and Israel have supposedly defanged Iran.

Did you ever read about Saudi Arabia’s invasion and failed regime change attempts in Yemen? Saudi has a population estimated at approximately 35.3 to 38.5 million people, depending on the forecasting metric used. This total is comprised of roughly 58% Saudi nationals and 42% foreign residents and expatriate workers.

So yeah, tell me how you expect these clowns to take out Iran.

[Elsie]

Or the cost got to be too great and you quit.

[Sequoyah101]

Well, you are obtuse.

By your tally I count at least 50 million arabs. Those are generous odds compared to, for example, Ukraine.

They could at least try an maybe some other interested parties like India and others who rely on Gulf oil.

Mercenaries are not out of the question either. There are plenty of them and it just takes money. They do have money don’t they?

They have lots of options and resources to take some action for their own benefit.

What they lack is motivation. They, like everyone, like sucking the life out of US taxpayers. Are you a US taxpayer? I am and sick of being abused.

[Gunslingr3]

By your tally I count at least 50 million arabs. Those are generous odds compared to, for example, Ukraine.

Did Ukraine try to invade and regime change Russia?

You have it backwards there, FRiend. Imagine how much worse the disaster if Ukraine had tried to invade its larger, better armed neighbor? Never mind the natural geographic fortress of Persia.

And these are, as you noted Arabs. What about the pampered life of the Arab males in the Gulf States makes you think they’re ready to invade Iran?

How confident are you that could happen?

Would you care to wager on that happening?

They could at least try an maybe some other interested parties like India and others who rely on Gulf oil.

They’re willing to just buy the oil, they don’t give a crap about regime change in Iran.

Mercenaries are not out of the question either.

There’s no mercenary army ready to invade and topple the Iranian government. That’s crazy talk.

Are you a US taxpayer? I am and sick of being abused.

I am, that’s why I voted for the America First candidate who was going to stop starting “stupid wars” in the Middle East.

Got neo-conned.

[Gunslingr3]

I was wrong. You are not obtuse. You’re just not very smart. I wish you just would not vote at all.

Have a nice life.

Imagines rich, pampered gulf state Arabs are going to form armies and invade Iran for regime change.

Calls other ‘not very smart’

Quite a lane you’re carving in these parts.

[StAnDeliver]

"Iran continues to violate agreements and continue delays. They want to keep oil prices high to hurt Trump and Republicans in the mid-terms."

FR backup account, gawrsh gawrsh sure hope you kept up those non-existent monthlies during all those long vacations...

Tehran water access issue an urgent post -- like a pig snuffling a truffle lofl -- offered targets to any US attack, and yet that is exactly what we did not do.

Yet.

Mid-terms do not apprise yet.

President Trump could thermobaric Tehran, while simultaneously poisoning what is left of their potable surface water.

PS - Nice call on George Pissant Bush v Texas Senator-elect Paxton lofl...

[Does so]

Trump has bought some time to rebuild an ordnance of bunker-busters.

(Sorry to break up this latest spitting contest).

[BenLurkin]

He said not too long ago that we had run out of bombs, though not in so many words.

[Resolute Conservative]

Wouldn’t be surprised if a hand-full of dims and maybe Barry Soetoro are behind-the-scene keeping the Iran in the game. Catch them in violation of the Logan Act and do something. In the mean-time bomb everything.

[Wuli]

Wait a minute, we’ve been told Iran was TOTALLY defeated militarily, and not just once but many times!!!!!!

When our own leader makes boasts like Baghdad Bob, you know we are in trouble.

[mythenjoseph]

Your funny, a flailing psychcotic muzzie government makes another lil’ drone strike and your worried ? You needs sum educaten

[Sirius Lee]

Gas price alone determines what a voter does?

It determines how loudly TDStards whelp and whine. Can you imagine if these surrender monkeys were around in WW Eleven? "Why is food getting expensive? Why do we have to grow a Victory Garden? Can't we just let the Japs have Hawaii? Why can't we just let the Germans make the trains run on time in Europe? Waaaaaa....waaaaa...."

[Fledermaus]

HA. Good points.