Why Bahrain and Kuwait have become Tehran’s preferred targets.

By Rob Geist Pinfold, a lecturer of international security at King’s College London, an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University, and a senior nonresident fellow at the Gulf International Forum, and Dania Thafer, the executive director of Gulf International Forum.

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1.

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait International Airport after a reported drone strike on April 1. AFP via Getty Images

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