Manama reiterates UN demand for redress over damages

TDT | Manama

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The Kingdom of Bahrain reiterated its demand for the Islamic Republic of Iran to provide full compensation for damages and losses caused by “Iranian aggression,” according to its eleventh national communication to the United Nations.

In a formal letter submitted by Bahrain’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council, Manama said it continues to update Council members on what it called “unlawful and blatant attacks” on its territory.

Fatal Incident

The document also referenced an incident on March 24, 2026, in which a civilian contractor of Moroccan nationality, working with the UAE Armed Forces, was killed during a mission in Bahrain following a missile strike.

On the same day, several members of Bahrain’s Defence Force and personnel from the UAE Armed Forces were injured while responding to the attacks.

Cyber Threat Escalates

Meanwhile, Bahrain warned that recent targeted attacks on its technological infrastructure represent a serious threat to national security, following remarks by Eng. Mohammed Ibrahim Al Sisi Al Buainain, the Secretary General of the Council of Representatives, , in Istanbul.

Speaking at the Association of Secretaries General of National Parliaments during the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Al Buainain said the attacks— linked to Iranian hostile activity—systematically targeted Bahrain’s digital and technological systems, disrupting electronic services and threatening civilian infrastructure.

He stressed that such incidents go beyond technical disruption and constitute a direct violation of state sovereignty and international principles protecting civilian and critical infrastructure. He warned that the increasing sophistication of such attacks requires treating technological infrastructure as a core element of national security.

Al Buainain called for stronger cyber defense systems and stricter international frameworks to address growing digital threats, noting that artificial intelligence and smart systems must be secured as part of sovereign infrastructure.