{
  "id": 19748142,
  "title": "Iran says they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/iran-says-they-targeted-a-us-early-warning-radar-in-bahrain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T03:20:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-914794"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.\n\nThis 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.\n\nAs 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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed targeting US early-warning radar in Bahrain.",
    "Attack in response to US air assault on Iranian telecommunications tower in Hormozgan.",
    "Iran conducted missile and drone strikes on US bases in Gulf states, blocking Strait of Hormuz."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Targeting American military assets in a Gulf nation during a tentative ceasefire signals Iran's intent to retaliate against regional strikes and disrupt strategic maritime pathways despite the threat of renewed warfare.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/irans-irgc-says-it-targeted-us-radar-in-bahrain",
        "published": "2026-11-13T03:06:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}