Iran Says Forces Targeted U.S. Early-Warning Radar in Bahrain
The Guard said the strike was retaliation for an air attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran, as tensions rose over possible wider conflict.
- On Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it targeted a United States early warning radar in Bahrain, describing the strike as retaliation for an alleged air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's Sirik county.
- TEHRAN reported that the port city of Sirik in Hormozgan province was hit by "enemy fire" on Thursday, prompting the IRGC to issue a "serious warning" against alleged aerial provocations in the Strait of Hormuz.
- During a Thursday interview with the Salem News Channel, President Donald Trump threatened to renew military strikes against Iran, claiming the regime's economy is destroyed with 301% inflation and stating "without hesitation."
- There was no immediate comment from the United States or Bahrain regarding the IRGC claims, while Central Command continues to strictly enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated Wednesday that the Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war conditions, adding that "the ball is now in the American court.
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The attack is said to be a response to an air strike against a telecommunications storm in southern Iran.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC) attacked an American radar early warning station in Bahrain, reports Tasnim.
Iran's Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced an attack on the American early warning radar in Bahrain, the first Iranian declaration since the beginning of September of an attack on U.S. military facilities in the Gulf.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRC) attacked the American radar early warning station in Bahrain, reports Tasnim." This is a serious warning to the enemy of the need to stop their aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Ormuz.
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