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Iranian missiles hit hotel, residential buildings in Bahrain

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior says one hotel and two residential buildings in capital Manama were hit by Iranian missiles early Friday local time.

No casualties have been reported.

Iran's president on Thursday ordered a decisive crackdown on what he called separatist activities shortly after US President Donald Trump said he would welcome a Kurdish offensive against the Islamic Republic.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday described Mojtaba Khamenei's leadership as "unacceptable", telling Axios he must be personally involved in choosing Iran's next leader.

Some members of Iran’s Assembly of Experts have protested plans to announce Mojtaba Khamenei as the next supreme leader, arguing it could amount to “hereditary leadership,” Iran International has learned.

Azerbaijan summoned Iran’s ambassador after drone attacks on the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan on Thursday.

Israel’s military said it was continuing strikes in central Tehran, targeting infrastructure linked to Iran’s ballistic missile system.

A 12,000-seat indoor arena in Tehran was hit in airstrikes by the US and Israel on Thursday morning.

Bahrain's Ministry of Interior says one hotel and two residential buildings in capital Manama were hit by Iranian missiles early Friday local time.

No casualties have been reported.

Three US MQ-9 Reaper drones were downed in recent days, CBS News reported, citing US officials, though it remains unclear where the aircraft were brought down or by whom.

One of the drones crashed off the coast of Iran, while another MQ-9 is believed to have been shot down by friendly fire from Qatari forces in a separate incident over the past few days, the officials said.

The circumstances surrounding the losses remain under investigation.

The United Arab Emirates is exploring freezing Iranian assets as part of potential measures to punish Tehran following recent attacks across the region, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

The discussions come as Iran's Arab neighbours assess how to respond to escalating Iranian strikes that have disrupted infrastructure and heightened economic risks across the region.

Officials have not publicly confirmed any decision, and it remains unclear how extensive any asset freeze could be.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards intelligence arm urged neighboring countries not to shelter Americans, warning it would identify and target them and advising civilians to stay away from their locations.

In statements posted in Arabic, the group accused Washington of trying to use Arab states as “human shields” and said it was the Islamic duty of regional governments to report the whereabouts of what it called “American terrorists.”

The United States ordered the evacuation of its embassy in Kuwait City overnight into Friday local time after multiple reported attacks on the compound, CBS News reported.

The order included instructions for staff to destroy sensitive information and wipe classified servers, according to US officials cited in the report.

The evacuation comes days after six US soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike in Kuwait.

Iran’s government has condemned what it says was a US-Israeli strike on the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran, reporting that the 12,000-seat stadium at the site was heavily damaged.

Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali visited the site and called the attack a violation of international law and the Olympic Charter, urging global accountability.

The United States and Israel have not commented on the claim.

US Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper said Iranian ballistic missile attacks have fallen by around 90 percent since February 28 as US and Israeli operations intensify.

Speaking at a press conference in Tampa, Florida, Cooper said US forces had also struck what he described as Iran’s equivalent of a space command facility. He warned the pace of attacks would “surge” in the coming period and urged Iranians to lie low while the campaign continues.

Cooper added that Tehran “doesn’t know what they’re up against,” praising US military capabilities and personnel as operations expand across the region.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States has “only just begun to fight” in Iran and warned that far greater combat power is still to come.

He said US and Israeli forces would deploy “multiples” of current capabilities, adding Washington has the munitions, authorities and will to sustain the campaign “as long as it takes.”

President Donald Trump called on members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, military and police to lay down their arms or face death, offering immunity to those who defect and urging Iranian diplomats abroad to seek asylum.

Trump also said Iran was “calling” for negotiations while appearing to praise Iran's fight back.

"They have no air defense. All of their airplanes are gone. Their communications are gone. Missiles are gone. Launches are gone. About 60% and 64%, respectively. Other than that, they're doing quite well. I said, what's left? But they're tough, and they want to fight." he said.

"And they're calling. They're saying, how do we make a deal? I said, you're being a little bit late, and we want to fight now more than they do.

Trump added that Washington would ensure whoever leads Iran next “will not threaten America or its neighbors.”

The US House of Representatives voted 219 to 212 against a resolution that sought to prevent further US military strikes on Iran without congressional approval.