Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed late Thursday that it struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, its first claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September, Reuters reported.
The IRGC said the strike was retaliation for what it called an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik county, in Iran's southern Hormozgan province, according to Iranian state media. Iranian outlets including Tasnim and Press TV quoted the Guards as saying the radar was destroyed.
The claim has not been independently verified. There was no immediate comment from the United States or Bahrain.
The claim comes during a fragile lull in the war that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on Feb. 28. Iran has fired missiles and drones at US bases in Gulf states and tried to choke shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, and the United States has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Hours earlier, President Trump told the Salem News Channel he would use military force against Iran again "without hesitation" to stop it from threatening US allies and American ships, and said the regime is on the brink of collapse.
Update, Nov. 13: U.S. Central Command said Friday that the IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by U.S. forces, with no injuries or damage.
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CENTCOM: both drones shot down, no damage.
Nov 12 · 11:49 PM ET
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