Iran’s Guards say they targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain

Nov 13 (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they targeted a US early-warning radar ​in Bahrain, the first ‌such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September.

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The Guards said the ‌strike ​was in retaliation ⁠for what they ⁠described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan ​province, according to Iranian state media.

The claim came amid a ⁠fragile lull in ⁠the conflict between Iran ​and the US, which began with ​US and Israeli strikes on Iran ‌on February 28 and has since spread across the region.

Iran launched missile and drone attacks ⁠on US bases in Gulf states and sought to restrict shipping through the Strait ⁠of ‌Hormuz, a vital route ⁠for global oil and ​gas ‌supplies. Washington, in turn, ​imposed a ⁠naval blockade on Iranian ports.

There was no immediate comment from the US or Bahrain.

(Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and ​Thomas Derpinghaus)