Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi said Iran's forces 'severely damaged' the US
Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and other US-supported bases, raising a US
Acting Navy secretary's frank admission of the damage. Media reports earlier
quoted the US official as saying Iranian forces had 'severely damaged Bahrain'
in the early phase of the conflict. Open-source analysis had already indicated
heavy damage to the Bahrain naval support base, home of the US Fifth Fleet; the
official remarks amount to a direct, senior-level confirmation.
