Bahrain has said an Iranian drone attack caused material damage to a water desalination plant in the country, marking the first time a Gulf nation has reported targeting any such facility during the eight days of the war between Iran and the US and Israel. The attack on Sunday comes a day after Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island in southern...

Listen to this article Listen to this article | 5 mins info Players on the Iranian women’s football team have sung and saluted during their national anthem before their ⁠final Women’s Asian ⁠Cup match at Gold Coast Stadium in Australia, six days after their decision to remain silent during the anthem saw them labelled “wartime traitors” on state ⁠TV back home. The Iranians, whose situation has become a cause celebre...