IRGC Strikes Crowne Plaza Hotel and Residential Buildings in Manama, Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missile and drone attacks on Manama, Bahrain early Friday, striking the Crowne Plaza hotel and two residential buildings, Bahrain's Interior Ministry confirmed. The IRGC shared images and videos of the hotel strike on its Telegram channels, accompanied by a Quranic verse reading "wherever you are, death will find you, even in fortified towers." The Crowne Plaza Manama is a civilian tourist hotel; no official casualty figures had been reported at the time of publication.