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Iran says it destroyed US military radar in Bahrain in retaliatory strike

Global Published 13 November 2026, 17:07 · archived 13 Nov 2026

First direct attack on US military installations for months was in response to US airstrike on communications towerIran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain – its first direct attack on US military installations for months – in response to a US airstrike on a communications tower in Sirik overlooking the strait of Hormuz.“This is a serious warning to the aggressor enemy to end its aerial mischief and oil smuggling in the strait of Hormuz,” the IRGC said. “In the event of repeated violations and aggression, the IRGC aerospace...

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