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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for an attack on a US early-warning radar system in Bahrain, describing it as retaliation for an alleged attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran.
According to Al Jazeera, the IRGC said the strike was carried out on Friday, November 13, following an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, in Iran’s Hormozgan province, on Thursday.
In a statement carried by semi-official Tasnim news agency, the IRGC described the operation as a “serious warning” to what it called the “aggressor enemy” to stop aerial provocations and alleged oil smuggling through the Strait of Hormuz.
The IRGC further warned that its Aerospace Force was fully prepared to respond without geographical restrictions if similar violations or acts of aggression occurred again.
The IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency claimed that the radar installation had been targeted and destroyed.
However, neither Washington nor Manama had immediately confirmed the attack or commented on the Iranian claim.
Bahrain hosts the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, making it a strategically important location for American military operations in the Middle East.
According to Reuters, this is the first time since early September that Iran has claimed an attack on US military assets in a Gulf country.
The development comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas shipments.