Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. According to Middle East Eye, the IRGC stated the strike was retaliation for an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, Iran, and served as a warning against aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Aerospace Force indicated it is ready to engage without limits if such violations recur.

The Jerusalem Post reports that this is the first claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September. The outlet notes the strike occurred during a lull in the conflict between Iran and the US, which began following US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. While Iran has launched missile and drone attacks on US bases and sought to restrict shipping, Washington has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.

There was no immediate response from Bahrain or the United States regarding the claim. In an interview with the Salem News Channel, US President Donald Trump stated he would not hesitate to use military force to prevent Iran from threatening American vessels or allies. Trump also claimed the Iranian economy has been destroyed and the military wiped out, noting that inflation in the country has reached 301%.

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