{"id":2658072,"date":"2026-09-11T03:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-araghchi-thanks-acting-navy-secretary-cao-for-saying-iran-blew-the-hell-out-of-us-base-in-bahrain\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T03:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:47:42","slug":"irans-araghchi-thanks-acting-navy-secretary-cao-for-saying-iran-blew-the-hell-out-of-us-base-in-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-araghchi-thanks-acting-navy-secretary-cao-for-saying-iran-blew-the-hell-out-of-us-base-in-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Araghchi thanks acting Navy Secretary Cao for saying Iran \u2018blew the hell out of\u2019 US base in Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firans-araghchi-thanks-acting-navy-secretary-cao-for-saying-iran-blew-the-hell-out-of-us-base-in-bahrain%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2658072&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article features comments from Hung Cao, the acting U.S. Navy Secretary, who made a surprising admission that Iran caused meaningful damage to a U.S. Navy base in Bahrain, claiming Iran \u201cblew the hell out of Bahrain.\u201d Iran\u2019s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, responded publicly on social media, expressing gratitude for cao\u2019s frankness and boasting about Iran\u2019s military capabilities in damaging U.S. bases supporting U.S. policies, including efforts related to Israel. Araghchi further criticized U.S. expenditures for overseas conflicts, suggesting the American people deserve better than funding wars, particularly those supporting Israel.The content includes various advertisements encouraging subscriptions to the Washington Examiner for full access to news, analysis, and commentary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting U.S. Navy Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4708941\/trump-nominates-hung-cao-navy-secretary\/\">Hung Cao<\/a>\u2019s shocking admission that the Iranian military caused extensive damage to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/navy\/\">Navy<\/a> base in Bahrain, saying that Iran \u201cblew the hell out of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bahrain\/\">Bahrain<\/a>,\u201d did not go unnoticed by Iran\u2019s foreign minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4543953\/iran-foreign-minister-heads-russia-support-from-putin\/\">Seyed Abbas Araghchi<\/a>. In a social media post, early Friday morning, Araghchi expressed gratitude for the acting Navy secretary\u2019s remarks, saying Iran appreciated Cao\u2019s \u201ccandor,\u201d gloating about the damage to the U.S. base by Iran\u2019s \u201cpowerful armed forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We appreciate the candor of Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao. Our powerful Armed Forces did indeed \u201cblow the hell out of the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain,\u201d as well as other bases supporting U.S. aggression. The American people deserve better than footing the bill for Israel\u2019s wars. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/notnk7hWUK\">pic.twitter.com\/notnk7hWUK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/araghchi\/status\/2098271377241379111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe appreciate the candor of Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao,\u201d said Araghchi in a post on X. \u201cOur powerful Armed Forces did indeed \u2018blow the hell out of the 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain,\u2019 as well as other bases supporting U.S. aggression,\u201d he said. \u201cThe American people deserve better than footing the bill for Israel\u2019s wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<style>.explore-more-section { background: var(--wex-bg); 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