Iran claims 6 drones hit U.S. radar at Riffa Base, Bahrain
Bahrain sounded sirens and told residents to take shelter, but the U.S. and Bahrain have not confirmed damage at the base.
Iran claimed it attacked a U.S. air defense radar system at Riffa Helicopter Base in Bahrain with six drones on Sunday (15/11). The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the strike targeted a U.S. radar at a military facility in the host country of the U.S. Fifth Fleet. In Bahrain, warning sirens sounded and the Interior Ministry urged residents to stay calm and move to the nearest safe location. But as of publication, U.S. and Bahraini authorities had not confirmed any damage from the attack. It was the second such claim in three days after Iran on 13 November also said it had targeted a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain, amid a war that erupted after U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran on 28 February.
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