Iran’s IRGC claims attack on US target in Bahrain: What to know

Beatrice Farhat

A Man-Portable Tactical Autonomous Systems (MANTAS) T-12 unmanned surface vessel (USV) sails in the Gulf waters, ahead of a Bahraini Coast Guard vessel during a joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on October 26, 2021. - The US and Bahrain navies conducted a joint exercise at sea, launching a series of drills integrating unmanned systems into regional maritime operations. (Photo by Mazen Mahdi / AFP) (Photo by MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images) — A Man-Portable Tactical Autonomous Systems (MANTAS) T-12 unmanned surface vessel (USV) sails in the Gulf waters, ahead of a Bahraini Coast Guard vessel during a joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on October 26, 2021. — MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Friday to have carried out an attack against an early-warning radar belonging to the US military in Bahrain as Iranian military officials escalate threats against the United States.

What happened: In a statement, the IRGC said its aerospace force struck and destroyed a US early-warning radar on Jabal ad Dukhan hill in southern Bahrain in response to a US attack against a telecommunications tower in Sirik.

Iranian news outlets reported late Thursday that the port city of Sirik in Hormozgan province in the south of the country was hit by “enemy fire.”

“If violations and aggressions are repeated, the IRGC Aerospace Force is on full alert to respond without geographical limits,” the IRGC warned. Regional media did not confirm Iran’s claims.