Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that its forces targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar system in Bahrain. In a statement carried by Iranian state broadcaster today, the IRGC reportedly said it had had targeted the radar system on the island of Bahrain in retaliation for what it described as an enemy air attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, a port city in southern Iran. IRGC also described the strike as a warning to the United States to stop its aerial operations and what it termed oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.
However, US Military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) disputed the Iranian claim, saying that the IRGC had launched two one-way attack drones towards Bahrain, both of which were intercepted by US forces. In an X post addressing the claim, CENTCOM said there were no injuries or damage.
The conflict since February has seen Iran targeting US military installations across the Gulf. The latest claim, however, marks first such attack on US assets in a Gulf country in almost 2 months.
