Arabic version: إيران تزعم تنفيذ ضربة بطائرات مسيّرة ضد رادار أميركي في البحرين

According to Al Jazeera, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it launched six drones at a US air defence radar system at Bahrain’s Riffa Air Base, describing the action as a response to hostile US actions. Sirens sounded in Bahrain on Sunday, and the Interior Ministry urged residents to remain calm and proceed to the nearest safe location.

The ministry issued two alerts within about three hours, beginning at about 4:30am local time, warning of a potential threat without providing further details. Bahrain’s Defence Force said its air defence systems thwarted several Iranian aerial attacks targeting the kingdom. The IRGC said the Strait of Hormuz remained closed and warned that any US attack would bring a more severe response.

Sunday was the second time in three days that the IRGC claimed to have targeted a US radar system in Bahrain. On Friday, it said it had destroyed a US early-warning radar in retaliation for an alleged air attack on a telecommunications tower in southern Iran. US Central Command denied that claim, saying it shot down two IRGC drones and that there were no injuries or damage.

Iran’s navy also said two oil tankers struck sea mines on Saturday while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while two others turned back after warnings from an Iranian maritime traffic control centre. Diplomatic efforts to halt attacks and reopen the waterway remain stalled. Iran’s parliamentary speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, told Al Jazeera that Tehran had delivered seven conditions for a deal through a Qatari mediator and was awaiting an official US response.