Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated Sunday morning that it launched six drones from its Aerospace Force targeting a U.S. air defense radar system at Bahrain’s Al-Riffa helicopter base or air base.
The IRGC described the operation as a response to what it called “hostile U.S. actions” or “blatant aggression” by the U.S. military, and as the second phase of its response following an earlier claim. “The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and any aggression by the American enemy will be met with an even harsher and more forceful response,” the IRGC said in a statement circulated by Iranian state media.
Bahrain’s military reported that its air defense systems intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks before they reached their targets or achieved their objectives. The Bahraini military accused Iran of continuing its “systematic hostile approach” toward the kingdom.
In response to the attack, Bahrain issued two public alerts urging residents to seek shelter and expect missile impacts. These were the first such nationwide shelter warnings since September.
Sirens sounded, and explosions were reported in the area of the capital, Manama. Bahrain hosts the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters. Neither U.S. nor Bahraini authorities immediately confirmed any hits, injuries, or damage to the radar site from the Sunday attack.
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“The Kingdom of Bahrain condemns in the strongest terms the continued brutal Iranian attacks on its territory and holds Iran fully responsible for their consequences,” Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Sunday’s claimed attack was the second in three days. On Friday, the IRGC claimed it had targeted and destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar system in Bahrain in retaliation for what it described as a U.S. or enemy air attack on a telecommunications tower in the port city of Sirik in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province near the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) denied that the radar was destroyed. “The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by US forces. There were no injuries or damage,” CENTCOM announced in a statement.
Friday’s incident marked the first Iranian claim of an attack on U.S. military assets or a military facility in a Gulf state since early September. Prior to that, Iran had largely focused on shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz while the US continued limited strikes on Iranian targets in the area.
President Donald Trump recently indicated an end to active negotiations toward a deal with Iran. “We don’t need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We’ve got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we’ve got their Strait,” he wrote in a Truth Social post.
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