Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed it targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, marking the first direct attack on US military installations in a Gulf country in months. The IRGC described the action as a serious warning to end aerial mischief and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz, stating that its aerospace force is on full alert to confront the enemy without constraint.
The IRGC stated the strike was a response to a US airstrike on a communications tower in Sirik, located in the southern Hormozgan province and overlooking the Strait of Hormuz. However, the US military's Central Command denied that the radar had been destroyed and reported that it intercepted two one-way attack drones launched at Bahrain by Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Clashes continue in the Strait of Hormuz, though the war remains in a state of de-escalation. US bases and equipment in the Gulf were repeatedly targeted earlier in the Iran war. Meanwhile, diplomatic efforts mediated by Qatar and Pakistan are continuing, although Tehran has made any resumption of formal negotiations with Washington conditional on its demands being met.