IRGC pounds US air defense radar in Bahrain base with six drones
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it targeted a US air defense radar at Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain with six drones. In a statement released on Sunday morning, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force targeted the radar in the “second phase of a decisive and crushing response to [US] aggression.” “The precise and successful impact of these drones was heard in various parts of Bahrain, once again demonstrating the IRGC’s operational capabilities,” the statement said.
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article omits that Bahrain said it intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks on Sunday, and that there was no confirmation of the strike or claim of damage. Without it, a reader believes the six drones reached and hit the radar.
How we know
- The Jerusalem Post reported“Bahrain intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial attacks, it said on Sunday”Iran's IRGC launches drone attack on US base in Bahrain, triggering hostile escalation (opens in a new tab)
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“There were no claims or details of the drones having caused damage.”Iran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain with 6 drones (opens in a new tab)
The IRGC also rebuked the United States for attempting to divert global attention from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz through limited and indiscriminate actions, following its failure in an operation presented as an escort mission but aimed at smuggling oil through the strategic waterway. “However, the IRGC’s elite young officers once again declare loudly: The Strait of Hormuz is closed, and any aggression by the American enemy will be met with a harsher and more crushing response,” it added.
The statement further said that more IRGC drones were dispatched against US targets in this phase than in the previous one, warning that every act of aggression would prompt a “tough” and “calculated” response. On Friday, the IRGC announced that it had destroyed a US military early-warning radar in Bahrain in a precision strike by its Aerospace Force. The statement called the Bahrain strike “a serious warning to the aggressor enemy to cease its aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Left out here: Leaves out what changes the picture
The article never mentions that US Central Command denied Friday's claim, calling it false and saying the two IRGC drones launched toward Bahrain were shot down by US forces. Without it, a reader takes the IRGC's account that it destroyed a US early-warning radar as unchallenged.
How we know
- Anadolu Agency (English) reported“The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by US forces.”CENTCOM denies Iranian claim of attack on US radar in Bahrain, says 2 drones shot down (opens in a new tab)
It comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic, launched on February 28 with the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders. Iranian forces have responded with repeated waves of deadly missile and drone strikes on US military bases and assets across the Persian Gulf, including facilities in Bahrain, repeatedly targeting early-warning radars and air-defense systems.
Previous Iranian operations have degraded US surveillance and defensive capabilities in the region, while American forces have continued strikes on Iranian territory, including civilian and infrastructure sites. Iranian officials have repeatedly warned that any further aggression will be met with expanded retaliation without geographical restriction, particularly in defense of the Strait of Hormuz.
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