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U.S. says it downed two Iranian drones headed toward Bahrain
U.S. Central Command said Friday it intercepted two Iranian attack drones aimed at Bahrain and reported no damage, after Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it struck a U.S. radar there.
- Still developing
- The Guardian, Local 10 and 2 more are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Iran's Guards say they targeted a U.S. radar in Bahrain”
- Our desk updated its story
- Al-Monitor is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Iran says it targeted a U.S. radar site in Bahrain”
- Our desk updated its story
- Arab News is now reporting this
1 earlier update
- First reported by Middle East Eye
Wire reporting: (AP, via Local 10)
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Friday that its air force targeted and destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain, according to Deutsche Welle4.
DW said the Guards described the action as retaliation for a U.S. attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik county on the Strait of Hormuz4.
U.S. Central Command later denied that the radar was destroyed and said it stopped two one-way attack drones targeting Bahrain, DW reported, with no casualties or damage4.
DW placed the exchange against a wider conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran in February, with Tehran still targeting ships it treats as unauthorized in the strait4.
Whether any radar site was damaged remains contested: the IRGC said it was destroyed, and the U.S. military said the drones were intercepted with no damage4.
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Iran says it targeted US military radar in Bahrain in retaliatory strike
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US military downs 2 Iranian attack drones as Iran claims a strike on a US radar in Bahrain
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Same copy also at: (AP, via Local 10)
Iran targeted US radar system in Bahrain
The clash between the IRGC destruction claim and the U.S. intercept account
early-warning radar in Bahrain and that CENTCOM later said it stopped two one-way attack drones with no casualties or damage.— DW
DW said the IRGC claimed it destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain and that CENTCOM later said it stopped two one-way attack drones with no casualties or damage.
Leaves out The tanker-mine claim carried by the AP roundup
Iran's Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain
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Iran’s Guards say they targeted US radar system in Bahrain
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Iran’s IRGC says it targeted US radar in Bahrain
Retaliation claim and Hormuz warning
IRGC said the strike answered an attack on a telecom tower in Sirik and warned of further action in the Strait of Hormuz.
Leaves out U.S. or Bahrain comment