Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) now claims a second attack on a US radar in Bahrain. It says six of its Aerospace Force drones targeted and hit a US air-defence radar at Al-Riffa helicopter base, calling it the 'second round' of retaliation for US military action.
The statement was carried on state TV and Telegram, according to Press TV, Fars, Iran International and Reuters via Khaleej Times. The IRGC says it used more drones than in the previous round. It also claimed the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and threatened a stronger response to further US attacks, Iran International reports.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry issued two alerts of a potential threat on Sunday, its first since September, urging people to move to the nearest safe location. No threat or targets were named, according to Reuters and The National. Iran-linked channels reported explosions.
The IRGC's new claim is unverified. The National says there has been no US confirmation, and Reuters says there was no immediate US or Bahraini confirmation.
The IRGC's first claim did not hold up. CENTCOM said on 13 Nov that it had intercepted two Iranian drones and that the IRGC's claim to have destroyed a radar was false.