Bahrain’s air defenses successfully intercepted ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran on June 6-7, 2026, according to a media advisor to the King of Bahrain. The attacks targeted locations across the kingdom, including areas near US military installations that house the Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters.
Since February 2026, Bahrain has intercepted hundreds of Iranian projectiles, with one single wave alone consisting of 70 missiles and 59 drones. The kingdom, a small island nation in the Persian Gulf roughly the size of New York City, has found itself squarely in the crosshairs of a broader confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and other Gulf states.
A crypto-friendly nation under fire
The Central Bank of Bahrain has been issuing licenses for crypto-asset services since at least 2019, well before most Western regulators had even figured out how to spell “stablecoin.”
Licensed platforms like Rain, which operates as a Category 3 Crypto-Asset Services Provider under the Central Bank’s framework, have established Bahrain as a legitimate hub for digital asset trading in the Middle East.
