Iran Guards say they targeted US radar in Bahrain

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday that their forces had targeted a US early warning radar system in Bahrain, but there was no immediate confirmation of a strike from Bahrain or the United States.

In a statement carried by Iranian state broadcaster IRIB, the Guards said IRGC Aerospace Force fighters had targeted and destroyed the radar system “a few hours ago”. They said the action was in response to what they called enemy air aggression against a telecommunications tower in Sirik, a port city in southern Iran.

The Guards called the statement a warning to stop what they described as aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command said last month that it had helped Gulf countries export 1.5 billion barrels of oil since the summer through Hormuz, a key energy trading route.

The reported claim comes during an eight-month war involving Iran, the United States and Israel. The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, and Iran has restricted shipping through Hormuz and struck infrastructure and American assets in US-allied Gulf countries in retaliation.

The United States imposed a blockade on Iranian ports early in the war and in August announced what it called an “economic asphyxiation” campaign aimed at curbing Iran's trade and financial flows.