Iran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain with 6 drones
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Sunday that it had targeted a US radar defense site at al-Riffa Air Base in Bahrain with six drones, according to state media. There were no claims or details of the drones having caused damage. The report comes after Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued repeated warnings hours earlier about a potential threat, without specifying its nature, and urged residents to seek shelter. In a statement carried by state-run broadcaster IRIB, the IRGC said the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, mentioning what it called Washington’s "failure" to escort ships through the waterway.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article does not say that two days earlier the IRGC claimed an attack on a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, which it said answered a US strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, and which US Central Command denied. Anadolu reported that claim itself on 13 November. Without it, a reader sees this drone attack only against 'continued tensions' and does not know it follows a cycle of strikes that began days before.
How we know
- Anadolu Agency (English) wrote earlier“stating that it came in response to an attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s Sirik”Iran claims it destroyed US early-warning radar in Bahrain (opens in a new tab)
- The Guardian reported“in response to a US airstrike on a communications tower in Sirik overlooking the strait of Hormuz”Iran says it targeted US military radar in Bahrain in retaliatory strike (opens in a new tab)
- The Jerusalem Post reported“Two days earlier the Revolutionary Guards said they had attacked a US early-warning radar in Bahrain. The US military denied this”Iran's IRGC launches drone attack on US base in Bahrain, triggering hostile escalation (opens in a new tab)
It warned that "any US aggression would be met with an even harsher and more devastating response.” The developments come amid continued tensions between Iran and the US over navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for global energy and commodity supplies. Navigation through the strait has also been a key issue in negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The war began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, before the sides reached a ceasefire in April.
Fighting between Washington and Tehran later resumed as negotiations stalled, despite the two sides signing a memorandum of understanding in June.
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