U.S. Military Says It Downed Two Iranian Drones Headed Toward Bahrain
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The U.S. military said Friday it shot down two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reported no injuries or damage and denied Iran’s claim that it had struck a U.S. early warning radar system in the kingdom. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, in a statement quoted by state-run IRNA, said the radar attack followed a U.S. strike on a telecommunications pole in Sirik, a southern Iranian port. The claim of a radar strike could not be independently verified. Bahrain’s Ministry of Information did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet and has been among Iran’s strongest critics. The report places the drone interception alongside competing claims about military activity and maritime security in the region. Iran has targeted U.S. bases in neighboring Arab nations during an air war that began in February, according to the article, and routinely targets oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. The waterway is a critical route for international oil shipments.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard also said a liquefied petroleum gas tanker struck a mine and exploded while transiting the eastern Strait of Hormuz, claiming the vessel ignored repeated warnings. That account could not be independently verified, and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations had issued no immediate report of the incident. The reported tanker explosion and the radar-strike claim remain unverified; no further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.
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