Iran targets U.S. military site in Bahrain for first time in two months
The Iranian government says it targeted a U.S. military installation in Bahrain in retaliation for an American attack on Iranian territory, marking its first attempt to strike a military facility in a Gulf state in more than two months.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday: “A few hours ago, the IRGC’s aerospace forces, in response to the enemy’s aerial aggression against a communication tower in Sirik, targeted and destroyed the early warning radar of the aggressor U.S. military in Bahrain”.
The IRGC added that the attack was in retaliation for an airstrike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, Iran.
The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said later on Friday that American forces had shot down two Iranian drones headed towards Bahrain. No injuries or damage were reported.
CENTCOM said the claim that Iran had attacked a radar system was false.
Iran warned that it would not accept a stalemate as it came under intense economic pressure from punishing U.S. sanctions and a naval blockade.
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