The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain

The war on Iran has ignited rare civil unrest in Bahrain Submitted by Rayhan Uddin on Thu, 03/05/2026 - 12:05 Bahraini authorities are cracking down violently on protesters angry at US role in the state, and detaining people for posting videos of Iranian attacks A building burns after an Iranian drone strike in Seef district, Manama, Bahrain on 28 February 2026 (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed) Off The US and Israel have suggested their war could bring about regime change in Iran . Some are now joking that they might have sparked it in Bahrain , a close western ally, instead. While revolutionary fervour may be far off, tensions in Bahrain are palpable.