Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, describing the strike as retaliation for an alleged air attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran. The claim followed an IRNA report citing official sources that the port city of Sirik in Hormozgan province was hit by “enemy fire” on Thursday. In a statement carried by semi-official Tasnim, the IRGC called the action a “serious warning” to an “aggressor enemy.” The US regime and Bahraini authorities did not immediately comment. Bahrain hosts the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
Key Takeaways: The IRGC claims it “targeted and destroyed” a US radar installation in Bahrain, though no independent confirmation was immediately available. Iran links the reported strike to an attack on a telecom tower in Sirik. The incident raises risks around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil route, and follows months of heightened military tensions involving Iran, the US regime and the Israeli regime.
According to Reuters, it is the first time since early September that Iran has claimed an attack on US military assets in a Gulf country. The IRGC and Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the force, said the Aerospace Force hit the radar. The force also accused the “aggressor enemy” of aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz. The broader confrontation began on February 28 with US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and the latest claim comes as the Israeli regime’s security cabinet has reportedly ordered the military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, according to Israeli media including public broadcaster KAN.
“Should these violations and acts of aggression recur, the IRGC Aerospace Force stands in full readiness to engage without limits,” the IRGC statement said. Iran’s parliament speaker and lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told Al Jazeera that the Strait of Hormuz “would never go back to how it was before the war” and that “the ball is now in the American court.” The US regime President Donald Trump has allegedly said he is prepared to return to war if Qatar’s diplomatic track fails to deliver a deal. US regime Secretary of State Marco Rubio, however, is claimed to have said that economic pressure on Iran is working well enough that resuming large-scale military operations is unnecessary.
Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that if the US regime launches another war, every military base involved — anywhere from West Asia to Europe — would be a legitimate target for Iranian strikes. US Central Command says its forces are still strictly enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports. With no immediate comment from the US regime or Bahraini authorities, the IRGC’s claim remains unverified; the next steps will depend on whether diplomacy can reduce tensions around Hormuz and whether the Israeli regime proceeds with reported preparations for a possible strike.
Source: www.aljazeera.com