Iran’s IRGC claims attack on US target in Bahrain: What to know

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The US military denied that Iran had targeted an early-warning system in Bahrain, saying its forces shot down two Iranian drones headed toward the Gulf island.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Friday to have carried out an attack against an early-warning radar belonging to the US military in Bahrain as Iranian military officials escalate threats against the United States.

What happened: In a statement, the IRGC said its aerospace force struck and destroyed a US early-warning radar on Jabal ad Dukhan hill in southern Bahrain in response to a US attack against a telecommunications tower in Sirik.

Iranian news outlets reported late Thursday that the port city of Sirik in Hormozgan province in the south of the country was hit by “enemy fire.”

“If violations and aggressions are repeated, the IRGC Aerospace Force is on full alert to respond without geographical limits,” the IRGC warned. Regional media did not confirm Iran’s claims.

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