Bahrain cites Patriot interception in March 9 Iranian drone incident

DUBAI/WASHINGTON March 21 – A Patriot air defence system was concerned within the interception of an Iranian drone over a residential space of Bahrain on March 9, Bahrain’s authorities mentioned on Saturday, an incident that the U.S. navy had characterised as a direct Iranian drone strike.

On the time, Bahrain mentioned 32 civilians had been injured, together with youngsters who required medical therapy, and the U.S. navy mentioned an Iranian drone had struck a residential neighbourhood.

On Saturday, a authorities spokesperson mentioned the dominion had been subjected to a number of Iranian drone assaults that day, and that the interception over the Sitra district had prevented a drone strike and saved lives.

“Throughout this incident, the Patriot air defence system intercepted an Iranian drone aerially,” they mentioned.

“Had the Iranian drone impacted the residential space, it will have resulted in vital lack of life.”

U.S. Central Command on the time denied experiences from Russian and Iranian media {that a} U.S. Patriot missile had didn’t intercept an Iranian missile or drone and as an alternative inadvertently struck a residential space.

The U.S.‑made Patriot floor‑to‑air missile defence system is designed to intercept missiles, drones and different aerial assaults.

It has been utilized by the US and Gulf Arab allies together with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait and Qatar to guard cities, vitality infrastructure and navy bases from Iranian missile and drone assaults through the Iran battle. REUTERS