Iran says it targeted US radar site in Bahrain
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for what it described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran.
The claim came hours after Iran's state news agency IRNA reported that the port city of Sirik in Hormozgan province was hit by "enemy fire" on Thursday. Bahrain hosts the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.
Retaliation Warning
In a statement carried by Tasnim news agency, the IRGC called the strike a "serious warning" to the "aggressor enemy" to stop what it described as aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.
Should these violations and acts of aggression recur, the IRGC Aerospace Force stands in full readiness to engage without limits.
Regional Tensions
According to Reuters, this is the first time since early September that Iran has claimed an attack on US military assets in a Gulf country. Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei warned that if the US launches another war, every military base involved would be a legitimate target.
US President Donald Trump said he is prepared to return to war if diplomatic efforts fail, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio claimed economic pressure makes large-scale military operations unnecessary. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that "the ball is now in the American court" regarding the Strait of Hormuz.
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