JERUSALEM (AP) —Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed early on Sunday that it struck a radar system at an American helicopter base in Bahrain, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The U.S. military’s Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, did not immediately comment. On Friday, CENTCOM had said it intercepted two Iranian drones headed toward Bahrain and denied an Iranian claim at the time that it had struck a U.S. early-warning radar system there.
Bahrain’s military said Sunday its air defense systems intercepted a number of Iranian projectiles before they reached their targets. Earlier, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued two nationwide alerts warning of a threat, the first such alerts since September.
It gave no further details but said “Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain.”