13.11.2026 14:01
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it targeted a US-owned early warning radar system located in Bahrain. The Tehran government reported that the attack was retaliation for an airstrike on a telecommunications tower in the city of Sirik in southern Iran. Iran claims that the radar system was destroyed, while no official statement has yet been issued by the US or Bahrain.
Tensions between the US and Iran have risen again in the Middle East. In a statement on Friday, November 13, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported that it had carried out an attack on an early warning radar system belonging to the US military stationed in Bahrain.
In the statement published by Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, it was claimed that the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force targeted and destroyed the radar facility.
Iran's statement was also reported to the international public by Al Jazeera, Reuters, and the Associated Press.
THEY EXPLAINED THE REASON FOR THE ATTACK
The Revolutionary Guards stated that the operation was carried out in response to an airstrike on a telecommunications tower located in the Sirik area of Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Thursday that Sirik had been subjected to an enemy attack. However, it has not been independently verified which country carried out the said airstrike.
In the statement made by the Revolutionary Guards, it was emphasized that the operation against the radar system in Bahrain was direct retaliation for the attack in Sirik.
"WE RESPOND WITHOUT RECOGNIZING GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES"
Iran's Revolutionary Guards also issued a harsh warning to the US following the attack.
In the statement, they called for an end to air activities in the Strait of Hormuz and actions described as oil smuggling.
The Iranian side stated that if similar attacks are repeated, the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force is ready to respond without observing geographical boundaries.
NO STATEMENT YET FROM THE US AND BAHRAIN
No official confirmation has yet come from US and Bahraini authorities regarding Iran's statement that it destroyed the radar system.
The Associated Press reported that Iran's claim that the attack took place and the radar was destroyed could not be independently verified. Therefore, the damage status of the radar facility and the consequences of the attack have not yet been confirmed.
THE US 5TH FLEET IS LOCATED IN BAHRAIN
Bahrain hosts one of the most important military centers of the US Navy in the Middle East. The headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet is located in this country.
According to Reuters, Iran's statement is the first claim of an attack on American military assets in the Gulf countries since the beginning of September.
Following the clashes that began with US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, mutual military operations were carried out in the region, and maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz was also seriously affected.
IT CAME AFTER TRUMP'S STATEMENTS
Iran's attack statement came hours after US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of a new military operation against Tehran.
Trump had stated that he would not hesitate to use military force against Iran again if he deemed it necessary.
As diplomatic uncertainty between Washington and Tehran continues, the claim of an attack on the radar system in Bahrain has increased concerns that a new military escalation may occur in the Gulf.