IRGC says it destroyed U.S. early warning radar on Bahrain island

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its Aerospace Force targeted and destroyed a U.S. early warning radar on Bahrain island, according to a statement issued by the force and carried by Mehr News Agency. The statement, identified as statement No. 22, described the strike as a response to an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik.

The IRGC said the operation was intended as a serious warning to what it called the aggressor enemy to end its aerial violations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz. It added that if such violations and aggressions are repeated, the IRGC Aerospace Force remains on full alert for what it described as limitless confrontation.

The statement further warned that companies it said violate the rules and fall for what it termed the enemy's deception will face more serious punishment. The IRGC did not provide further details in the statement on the timing of the strike, the extent of damage, or any casualties.

There was no immediate independent confirmation of the reported strike or of the earlier attack on the telecommunications tower in Sirik. Bahrain hosts U.S. military facilities, and the Strait of Hormuz is a key route for global oil shipments.

According to Mehr News Agency, the IRGC's statement framed the reported operation as a response to the Sirik attack and as a warning against further aerial activity and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.