Iran Claims Attack on US Radar in Bahrain, Cites Retaliation
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for attacking a U.S. military radar in Bahrain, stating it was retaliation for an air strike. This is the first confirmed attack on a U.S. asset in the Persian Gulf in two months. Separately, a fuel tanker reportedly struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have attacked a U.S. radar in Bahrain.
- The strike is Iran's first confirmed attack on a U.S. asset in the Persian Gulf in two months.
- Iran stated the attack was retaliation for a strike on a communication tower in southern Iran.
- A fuel tanker reportedly hit a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Friday that it attacked a U.S. military radar installation in Bahrain. This marks the first time in two months that Iran has confirmed an attack on an American asset in the Persian Gulf. Iranian media reported the strike was in retaliation for an alleged air attack on a communication tower in southern Iran.
In a separate incident, the IRGC also reported that a tanker carrying liquefied fuel collided with a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz.
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