Iran’s IRGC says it hit US military base in Bahrain with drones

The IRGC's claim of a drone strike on a US radar facility in Bahrain, paired with Tehran's rejection of an enrichment-limits deal while its parliament speaker keeps the door ajar, signals a widening gap between military signaling and diplomatic messaging. For Gulf-based infrastructure and regional risk pricing, the key variable is whether this is a contained retaliation or the start of a sustained campaign against US assets. Whether Washington treats the parliamentary opening as a viable channel, and whether further strikes follow, is the open question.