WASHINGTON — Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had targeted a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September, according to Reuters.
The Guards said the strike was retaliation for what they described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province, Iranian state media reported.
The claim came amid a fragile lull in the conflict between Iran and the United States, which began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and has since spread across the region.
Iran has launched missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Gulf states and sought to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and gas supplies. Washington, in turn, has imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
There was no immediate comment from the United States or Bahrain.
The claim follows a sharp turn in U.S. diplomacy this week. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States does not need a deal with Iran and directed Vice President JD Vance to focus on domestic anti-fraud efforts rather than negotiations with Tehran, after reports that Vance had been considering face-to-face talks with a top Iranian security official.
