According to Al Jazeera English, Iran has claimed responsibility for a new wave of attacks targeting a United States military installation in Bahrain, saying the operation caused significant damage to key military infrastructure amid the rapidly escalating confrontation between Tehran and Washington.
According to statements released by Iran’s military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), drone strikes were carried out against Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base. Iranian officials said the attacks targeted communication systems, radar facilities, including Super Hawk radars, and Patriot missile defence installations used by US forces stationed at the base.
In a subsequent statement, the IRGC claimed it launched what it described as a “devastating attack” on the air base, alleging that its forces “completely destroyed” the air reconnaissance and control radar systems. The group also claimed to have struck the fuel tank pumping station used to support fighter jet operations at the base.
The IRGC said the latest attacks were carried out in retaliation for recent US military strikes, which it alleged forced the evacuation of a children’s cancer hospital in Ahvaz and disrupted operations at a water production facility serving pilgrims travelling to the Iraqi city of Karbala near Iran’s Ilam province.
“The battle continues,” the IRGC declared, signalling that Iran intends to sustain its military campaign despite the growing regional tensions.
The announcement came shortly after the IRGC also claimed responsibility for additional attacks targeting US-linked military facilities in Kuwait and Jordan, although independent verification of those claims has not been provided….See More