Iran claims to have destroyed US early warning radar, US military denies
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran stated on the 13th that it had struck and destroyed the U.S. military's early warning radar in Bahrain that day.
The statement said that this strike was a response to the enemy's airstrike on a communication tower in Sirik, Hormozgan Province, Iran, and was a "severe warning to the invading enemy forces."
The statement demanded that the enemy cease aerial provocations and oil smuggling activities in the Strait of Hormuz. It indicated that the aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps remain on high alert and will respond uncompromisingly if the enemy infringes again.
According to reports from the Islamic Republic News Agency on the evening of the 12th, citing official sources, the Sirik area of Iran was attacked by enemy forces.
The U.S. Central Command posted on social media on the 13th, denying that its early warning radar in Bahrain had been destroyed by Iran, stating that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched two drones towards Bahrain, both of which were shot down by U.S. forces, "causing no casualties or property damage."
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have destroyed a U.S. early warning radar in Bahrain on October 13, in retaliation for an attack on a communication tower in Hormozgan Province. The U.S. Central Command denied the claim, stating that Iranian drones were intercepted without causing any damage or casualties.
- Iran claims to have destroyed a U.S. early warning radar in Bahrain.
- The strike was a response to an alleged attack on Iranian territory.
- U.S. Central Command denies the destruction of the radar and states that Iranian drones were shot down.
- No casualties or damage reported by U.S. forces.