2026 in Bahrain
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Events
January
- 2 January – Bahrain assumes a two-year non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council.[1]
- 8 January – Political activist Ibrahim Sharif is sentenced to six months' imprisonment for criticizing Arab states and calling for more support for Palestine in an interview.[2]
February
- 28 February –
- In retaliation for the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, Iran launches ballistic missiles at a United States Navy facility in Bahrain, targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.[3]
- Iranian drones strike residential areas of Manama, including a direct hit on a 20-storey tower block.[4]
March
- 1 March – An Iranian drone strikes the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, which houses US embassy personnel. No casualties are reported.[5]
- 5 March – The Bahrain Defence Force reports that 74 Iranian missiles and 117 hostile drones haven been intercepted and destroyed in the last hours.[6]
- 6 March – Iran carries out a drone attack on the Financial Harbour Towers commercial complex in Manama housing the Israeli embassy.[7]
- 8 March –
- An Iranian drone damages a desalination plant. Falling missile debris injures three people and damages a university building in Manama.[8]
- An explosion near Manama causes a fire near a petroleum refinery and injures at least 32 Bahraini citizens, four of them seriously. An analysis by academic researchers examined by Reuters finds that an American-operated Patriot missile was likely involved in the blast after it downed an Iranian drone mid-air.[9][10]
- 12 March – An Iranian strike hits fuel storage tanks at a facility in Muharraq Governorate.[11]
- 28 March – The smelter facility of Aluminium Bahrain in Askar, Southern Governorate, is targeted by Iranian attacks.[12]
- 29 March – Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00 pm to 4:00 am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran.[13]
April
- 2 April – Iran conducts strikes on Amazon Web Services servers in Bahrain.[14]
- 5 April – The state-owned energy company Bapco Energies reports an Iranian drone attack on one of its storage facilities, causing an oil tank to catch fire.[15]
Scheduled
- November – 2026 Bahraini general election[16]
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