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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Friday that it had targeted a US early-warning radar system in Bahrain, AnewZ reported. The claim has raised concerns about the durability of the fragile ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.
Iranian state media said the IRGC described the strike as retaliation for an alleged airstrike on a telecommunications tower in the Sirik district of Iran’s southern Hormozgan province.
This is the first claim of an attack on US military facilities in a Gulf country since early September. Washington and Bahrain did not immediately comment on the incident.
The conflict began on February 28, following US and Israeli strikes on Iran, and later spread across the region. Tehran has attacked US military bases in Gulf countries with missiles and drones and sought to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas supplies.
Washington has responded by imposing a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Bahrain hosts US Fifth Fleet headquarters
Bahrain is one of the United States’ key military partners in the region and hosts the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet.
The claim that a US early-warning radar system was targeted could have wider security implications. However, the extent of any damage to the system remains unclear.
The latest claim underscores the fragility of the current lull. The risk of renewed military escalation continues to affect stability in the Gulf region.
