Iran targets US military assets in Bahrain (VIDEOS)

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it struck a US air defense radar site in Bahrain with drones, warning Washington against further attacks on Iranian civilian areas.

Six drones hit the radar installation at the Al-Riffa military heliport, southeast of the city of Riffa, early Sunday, the IRGC said in a statement carried by Fars News Agency, calling the strike a “decisive and crushing response” to US attacks against Iran.

The IRGC also claimed it shot down a number of US drones targeting Iran. It insisted that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global oil route effectively closed since the war began in February, remains blocked despite attempts by the US to escort ships through it.

Bahrain issued two alerts overnight, urging residents to remain calm and seek shelter. The Bahrain Defense Force later confirmed Iranian drone attacks in a statement on social media, but said air defenses intercepted and destroyed the incoming aircraft before they could reach their targets.

Unverified footage circulating online purportedly shows drones flying over Riffa and striking an unidentified site.

Another video appears to show a large fire at the heliport. Iranian military spokesman Ebrahim Zolfaghari reposted both videos on X.

CENTCOM has yet to confirm any damage or casualties from the strike.

It was Iran’s second claimed attack on US military assets in Bahrain in three days. On Friday, the IRGC said it destroyed a US early-warning radar facility in retaliation for aerial provocations and oil smuggling in Hormuz. CENTCOM denied the claim, saying it intercepted two drones without injuries or damage. It was Iran’s first claimed strike on US military assets in Bahrain since early September.