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The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday denied an Iranian claim that its forces had targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar installation in Bahrain, saying two Iranian drones launched toward the Gulf country were intercepted, according to Anadolu Agency.
In a statement on “X”, CENTCOM described the claim by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as false. It said the IRGC had launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and that US forces shot down both. There were no injuries or damage, CENTCOM said.
The IRGC said earlier on Friday that it had targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar facility in Bahrain in retaliation for an attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s southern Sirik region.
Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency quoted the IRGC as saying the action served as a serious warning to the “aggressor enemy” to stop its aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Aerospace Force was “in full readiness to engage without limits” if such violations and acts of aggression continued, it added.
On Thursday evening, IRNA cited official sources as saying Sirik had been hit by an “enemy” strike. Iranian authorities frequently use that term to refer to the US and Israel.
The US and Israel launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28. Tehran responded with missile and drone attacks across the region and effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global energy supplies.
A memorandum of understanding signed in June to pave the way for a final peace deal later collapsed amid disagreements, including over navigation in the strait.
