U.S. Central Command on Friday rejected Iran’s assertion that its forces destroyed an American early warning radar system in Bahrain.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement earlier in the day that the facility was targeted as part of a retaliatory attack for a U.S. strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik just hours before.
The IRGC said its strike constitutes a “serious warning” to U.S. forces in the region.
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“If violations and aggressions are repeated, the IRGC Aerospace Force is on full alert to respond without geographical limits,” the statement reads, adding that companies that continue to “violate the rules” will face severe penalties.
CENTCOM said on social media that it identified two one-way attack drones fired by Iran at Bahrain overnight, but both were shot down, with no reported injuries or damage to the facility.
Neither the Bahraini government nor its military has verified that any radar facility was struck overnight.
Photos posted on social media show what appear to be satellite images of a radar site damaged by a missile or drone strike. The photos could not be independently verified.
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