Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had struck and destroyed a US early-warning radar station in Bahrain.
This was reported by The Guardian.
The publication notes that this was the first direct attack on US military facilities in recent months — in response to a US air strike on a communications tower in the Sirik area in southern Iran on the coast of the Strait of Hormuz.
“This is a serious warning to the aggressor enemy: stop your aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz,” the IRGC said.
The Islamists added that, in the event of repeated violations and aggression, the IRGC Aerospace Force is on full combat readiness to “deliver a decisive rebuff to the enemy without any restrictions”.
US President Donald Trump said in a series of media interviews over the past 24 hours that he would strike Iran only if absolutely necessary. He also said that Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, had urged him to refrain from the planned large-scale military strikes.
Trump also said he had asked his Vice President, JD Vance, to stop attempts to negotiate a new deal with Iran and instead focus on corruption and fraud in cities and states run by Democrats.