KABUL (Pajhwok): Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that it targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for an airstrike on a telecommunications tower in the Sirik area of Iran’s Hormozgan province.
In a statement published by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force had carried out the attack in response to the airstrike on the telecommunications tower in Sirik.
Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC, also reported that the force had targeted and destroyed the US early-warning radar in Bahrain.
The IRGC described the action as a “serious warning” to the United States, adding that its Aerospace Force was fully prepared to respond to any further attacks or similar actions.
The statement also warned companies allegedly involved in oil smuggling through the Strait of Hormuz, saying they would face more severe measures if they continued such activities.
US and Bahraini officials have not yet commented on the IRGC’s claim. The reported destruction of the radar has not been independently verified.
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