Iran says they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
The Guards said the strike was in retaliation for what they described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province.
On Friday, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps asserted that they had targeted a US early-warning radar located in Bahrain. This marks the first instance of a claim regarding an attack on American military assets within a Gulf nation since early September. According to Iranian state media, the attack was in response to what Iran described as an air assault on a telecommunications tower situated in Iran's southern Sirik county, located in Hormozgan province.
This claim emerged during a tentative ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US, which originated from US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and has since expanded across the region. In retaliation, Iran carried out missile and drone strikes on US bases in Gulf states, attempting to impede shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical pathway for global oil and gas supplies. In parallel, Washington imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
As of yet, neither the US nor Bahrain had issued any official statements regarding the incident. Earlier in the week, US President Donald Trump expressed a willingness to resume military strikes against Iran in an interview with the Salem News Channel. When confronted about the possibility of hesitating to use military force to safeguard US allies and American vessels, Trump unequivocally stated, "No, without hesitation."
He further claimed that the Iranian regime is on the verge of collapse, citing an inflation rate of 301%, a destroyed economy, and a decimated military force.
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