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A report John Kiriakou says he found credible during the 2026 Iran war — that a Bahraini fire brigade refused to fight the fire at Manama airport after an Iranian strike. His explanation is the kingdom's sectarian arrangement: a Shia-majority population under a Sunni royal family, which he says 'can be a problem at times.'
The Bahraini fire brigade is a report from the 2026 Iran war that John Kiriakou declined to dismiss, and that he read as a sectarian signal rather than a lapse of discipline.
The strikes
Kiriakou had been describing the effect of Iranian retaliation on the Gulf states, based on conversations with contacts there. “Manama Airport in Bahrain is unusable. It has to be closed for a while and repaired. Kuwait International Airport in Kuwait has also been hit.”[1]
The report
His interlocutor then raised reports that the local Bahraini fire brigade had refused to fight the fire.[1]
Kiriakou’s answer went straight to the reason it would not surprise him. “I would actually believe that because Bahrain is a majority Shia Muslim country just like Iran is Shia Muslim and Bahrain has a Sunni Muslim royal family, which can be a problem at times.”[2]
He attached a consequence and a hedge in the same breath: “Heads are going to roll if that’s true. But I it doesn’t surprise me.”[2]
The underlying demographic arrangement, and the kingdom’s response to it, is treated at Bahrain’s naturalisation policy; Kiriakou served in the country and returns to its sectarian structure whenever Gulf loyalties are in question. The economic consequences of the same week’s strikes are recorded at Bahrain’s force majeure.
The wider judgement
The episode sits inside his general assessment of what Iran could and could not achieve. “the Iranians can’t win this thing, of course, but but they can put up a fight and they can they can, you know, put some hurt out on on the Gulf Arab states.”[2]
Sourced from John Kiriakou's on-record public statements. See his profile for the full body of his interviews, podcast appearances, and short-form video.
