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An air strike by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began before dawn on Sunday when six drones were launched at a US air defense radar system at Riffa Air Base in Bahrain, IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency reported.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry issued two alerts within about three hours, the first of which was issued at approximately 4:30am local time, warning residents of a potential threat and urging them to proceed to the nearest safe location. The Bahrain Defence Force said its air defense systems had thwarted several Iranian aerial attacks targeting the kingdom.
The IRGC said in a statement carried by Fars News Agency that the radar at Riffa Air Base had been struck by the drones. The US military has not commented on the Sunday claim yet. The US said on Friday that it had intercepted two Iranian drones and shot them down with no injuries or damage, and denied the IRGC's claim that it had destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.
Al Jazeera reported that the IRGC claimed to have targeted a US radar system in Bahrain for the second time in three days. Reuters reported that Friday's exchange marked the first time since early September that Iran had targeted a US military site in the Gulf.
In the statement released by Fars News Agency, the IRGC added that the Strait of Hormuz remained closed and claimed that US attempts to escort ships through the waterway had ended in failure. The IRGC warned that any US attack would draw a more severe response.
The military messages landed alongside mixed signals from Washington on a deal. CNN reported that Iran was targeting US military sites in the Gulf for the first time in two months as hopes for a deal faded, while the network separately reported that President Trump has told Vice President Vance to turn his focus away from Iran, saying "We don't need a deal."
Bahrain is home to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and Riffa Air Base is a major facility for US air power in the region. The Interior Ministry of Bahrain has told residents to remain calm.
