Iran claims strike on US radar in Bahrain

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has attacked a radar installation at a US military base in Bahrain, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Friday. The strike took place early Friday (November 13).

Claiming responsibility for the attack, the IRGC said an adversary had struck a telecommunications tower at the port of Sirik in Iran's southern Hormozgan province on Thursday night. The retaliatory operation targeting the US military installation in Bahrain was launched within hours in response to that incident.

In a statement, the IRGC described the attack as a stern warning against enemy aggression. It also warned that further actions against Iran would prompt retaliation on a larger scale. The statement said the IRGC Aerospace Force was prepared to respond under any circumstances.

Fars News Agency, a media outlet close to the IRGC, claimed that the missile strike had completely destroyed the radar installation at the US base in Bahrain. However, neither the US nor the Bahraini government has issued an official statement on the incident.

The US Navy's Fifth Fleet is headquartered at Naval Support Activity Bahrain in the capital, Manama. The base is strategically important for coordinating and conducting US naval operations in the Middle East, playing a central role in American naval activities across the Persian Gulf, Red Sea and Arabian Sea.

Satellite imagery analysis has also revealed damage to the military installation following the attack. Qatar-based Al Jazeera reported that several radar domes at the base had been damaged, while signs of impact were also visible on several buildings.

According to the report, US military installations in Bahrain have been targeted in multiple Iranian attacks since the war between the United States and Iran began on February 28. However, no attacks on US military bases in the Middle East had been reported since the first week of September. Friday's operation ended that pause.

International observers say the latest attack on a US military installation in Bahrain could further complicate the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. However, detailed information about the extent of the damage and any subsequent military response remains unavailable.