{
  "id": 19751333,
  "title": "Iran’s Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/irans-guards-say-they-targeted-a-us-early-warning-radar-in-bahrain-19751333",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T02:54:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/13/iran-s-guards-say-they-targeted-a-us-early-warning-radar-in-bahrain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, marking the first such assertion of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf nation since early September. The Guards attributed the strike to retaliation for an air assault on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, within the province of Hormozgan, as reported by Iranian state media.\n\nThis claim emerged during a tentative ceasefire in the ongoing conflict between Iran and the US, which commenced with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. Since then, the confrontation has escalated across the region, with Iran conducting missile and drone attacks on US bases in Gulf states and attempting to impede shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical conduit for global oil and gas transportation.\n\nIn response, the United States imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. As of now, the US and Bahrain have not issued any official statements regarding the incident.",
  "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.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Iran's Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/irans-guards-say-they-targeted-a-us-early-warning-radar-in-bahrain",
        "published": "2026-11-13T03:01:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Iran's Revolutionary Guards: We struck US early warning system in Bahrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/irans-revolutionary-guards-we-struck-us-early-warning-system-in",
        "published": "2026-11-13T03:04:25.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}