Iran targets US radar in Bahrain, the Revolutionary Guards said on Friday, presenting the strike as a reply to an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik. The claim is Iran's own and has not been confirmed by Washington or Manama. Neither the United States nor Bahrain had commented immediately.
What the Guards said
Iran's Revolutionary Guards, known as the IRGC, said they had targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. According to Iranian state media, the Guards described the strike as a response to what they called an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik county, in Iran's Hormozgan province. The statement, carried by the state news agency IRNA, also warned what the IRGC called the "aggressor enemy" to stop aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian authorities often use the word "enemy" to refer to the United States and Israel. The Guards said their aerospace force was ready to act further if such violations were repeated. Accounts of the statement differ on the outcome: some say the radar was destroyed, while others say only that it was targeted. This article reports the destruction as Iran's claim, not as an established fact.
Background to the conflict
The claim came during what was described as a fragile lull in the conflict between Iran and the United States. That conflict began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran earlier this year and has since spread across the region. Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US bases in Gulf states and sought to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and gas supplies.
In response, Washington imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports. The IRGC's claim is the first of its kind against American military assets in a Gulf country since early September. Early-warning radars are designed to detect incoming aircraft and missiles at long range, giving forces time to react.
What is not yet confirmed
There was no immediate comment from the United States or Bahrain, so the claim that Iran targets US radar in Bahrain has not been confirmed or denied by either government. No official account of any damage to the installation has come from either side so far. The outcome of the lull remains uncertain.
The Guards' warning that further violations would meet a response suggests the exchange could continue if similar incidents occur. Any new strike or official statement would change the picture quickly.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Iran ke Revolutionary Guards ne kaha hai ke unhon ne Bahrain mein ek US early-warning radar ko nishana banaya, jo unke mutabiq Sirik par hone wale hawai hamle ka jawab tha. US aur Bahrain ki taraf se abhi koi jawab nahi aaya, aur yeh daava abhi tasdeeq nahi hua. Iran aur US ke darmiyan tanao ka taaluq Strait of Hormuz ke tail aur shipping se bhi hai. Pakistani parhne walon ke liye matlab yeh hai ke agar Gulf mein tanao barhta hai to tail ki qeemat aur Gulf mein naukriyon par asar pad sakta hai.
