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Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims it targeted US radar site in Bahrain

The Guard says the strike answered an air attack on a southern Iranian telecom tower; Washington and Manama have not commented.

Published Nov 13, 2026 · 11:49 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, calling it retaliation for an air attack on southern Iran.[Al Jazeera]
  • The IRGC-affiliated Fars agency says the radar installation was destroyed, a claim that has not been independently verified.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
  • Washington and Manama had no immediate comment, and US Central Command and Bahrain's Ministry of Information did not respond to requests for comment.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
  • Reuters reports it is the first Iranian claim of an attack on US military assets in a Gulf country since early September.[Al Jazeera]

Key facts

  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain as retaliation for an air attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran.[Al Jazeera]
  • The IRGC-affiliated Fars news agency said the IRGC Aerospace Force targeted and destroyed the radar installation.[Al Jazeera]
  • Al Jazeera reports there was no immediate comment from Washington or Manama on the claim.[Al Jazeera]
  • US Central Command and Bahrain's Ministry of Information did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to ABC News.[ABC News]
  • According to Reuters, as cited by Al Jazeera, it is the first time since early September that Iran has claimed an attack on US military assets in a Gulf country.[Al Jazeera]

What remains uncertain

  • The radar strike and its destruction remain unverified; the claims come from Iran's Revolutionary Guard and its affiliated Fars agency.[Al Jazeera · ABC News]
  • ABC News reports the radar claim could not be independently verified, and it is unknown whether the strike occurred.[ABC News]
  • The air attack on a southern Iranian telecommunications tower is attributed to the Revolutionary Guard and has not been independently confirmed.[Al Jazeera]

Sources

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