Iran’s Guards Say They Destroyed US Radar System in Bahrain
The Revolutionary Guards say the strike was a reply to an air attack on a telecom tower in Sirik. Bahrain and the United States have not confirmed it.
Tehran – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – Iran’s Guards said on Friday that their forces hit a US early warning radar on the island of Bahrain. The claim was shared by Iranian state media.
There was no quick word from Manama or Washington. Neither side has confirmed that any strike took place.
The Guards’ aerospace unit said its fighters destroyed the radar a few hours earlier. They called it a reply to an air attack on a telecom tower in Sirik, a port city in southern Iran.
The statement was posted on Telegram by the state broadcaster. It was written as a clear warning to the United States.
“This is a serious warning to the aggressor enemy to stop its aerial provocations,” the Guards said. They also named what they call oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Central Command said last month that it had helped Gulf states export 1.5 billion barrels of oil since summer. All of it moved through Hormuz, a key energy route.
The war began on February 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran. It is now in its eighth month.
Gulf states took the heaviest hits in return. Iran limited ship traffic in Hormuz. It also struck airports, seaports, energy sites and American assets across the region.
Early in the war, the United States put a blockade on Iranian ports. In August, it began what it called an “economic asphyxiation” campaign. The plan aims to cut Iran’s trade and money flows.
Lately, Washington seems to have eased its threats of new strikes. This came after President Donald Trump’s Republican party lost in the midterm elections. The war’s low public support played a part.
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