IRGC destroys US early-warning radar in Bahrain after attack on Sirik telecom tower
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the destruction of a US military early-warning radar in Bahrain in a precision strike by its Aerospace Force.
The IRGC said in a statement on Friday morning that the operation was carried out in direct response to an aerial aggression by the enemy against a telecommunications tower in Sirik.
The statement announced that the radar belonging to the “terrorist US military” and the “aggressor American forces” was targeted and destroyed.
“In the Name of God, the Destroyer of Tyrants,” the statement began, quoting the Holy Quran: “And whoever transgresses against you, then transgress against him in the same way that he transgressed against you.”
Addressing the Iranian people, it described eight months of steadfast resistance against “oppression and global arrogance” as a historic epic that has awakened nations and drawn the youth of many countries into the arena.
It said the “zealous sons” of the Islamic Republic of Iran, relying on God Almighty and emboldened by popular support, continue to achieve success on the battlefield.
The IRGC statement called the Bahrain strike “a serious warning to the aggressor enemy to cease its aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz.”
It added that should violations and acts of aggression recur, the IRGC Aerospace Force “stands in full readiness to engage without limits.” Offending companies “that allow themselves to be deceived by the aggressor enemy will face even more severe punitive measures.”
The statement concluded: “And victory is not but from God, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.”
The operation comes amid the ongoing US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic, launched on February 28 with the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and senior military commanders.
Iranian forces have responded with repeated waves of deadly missile and drone strikes on US military bases and assets across the Persian Gulf, including facilities in Bahrain, repeatedly targeting early-warning radars and air-defense systems.
Previous Iranian operations have degraded US surveillance and defensive capabilities in the region, while American forces have continued strikes on Iranian territory, including civilian and infrastructure sites.
Iranian officials have repeatedly warned that any further aggression will be met with expanded retaliation without geographical restriction, particularly in defense of the Strait of Hormuz.