A video verified by The New York Times shows ballistic missiles being launched from Bahrain in the direction of Iran, in what appears to be the first confirmed instance of an attack on the Islamic Republic originating from a Persian Gulf country since the war began. Bahrain is home to the US Navy’s 5th Fleet. It is unclear from the video alone whether the US or Bahraini military fired the missiles. Defense experts who have reviewed the footage say that at least one of the missiles was fired from US-made equipment. The govt of Bahrain told the Times that its military “has not participated in any offensive operations.”
