The US military says it has shot down two Iranian attack drones heading towards Bahrain, after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it had targeted a US early-warning radar system in the country.
US Central Command said the two one-way attack drones launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps were intercepted before reaching their target. It said there were no injuries or damage.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed the attack on the radar was carried out in response to what it described as a US air strike on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s Hormozgan province.
The Iranian claim that the radar had been hit could not be independently verified.
Bahrain is a close US ally and hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet. The latest incident comes amid continuing tensions between Iran and the US and growing concerns over security in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important routes for energy shipments.
Iran also claimed that a liquefied petroleum gas tanker had struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz. That claim had not been independently confirmed.
