Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported early Wednesday that Iran's Armed Forces struck the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with drones, hitting communication antennas and Patriot radar installations, as retaliation for alleged U.S. ceasefire violations. However, a regional correspondent reported no sirens or explosions in Bahrain, suggesting the drones may have been intercepted before reaching the island. The claim, from a single Iranian source, remains unverified.
Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported early Wednesday that the country's Armed Forces targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with drone strikes, saying the attack hit communication antennas and Patriot radar installations. The statement from Iran's Army declared readiness "to confront the enemy to the death." Tehran described the action as retaliation for what it called U.S. ceasefire violations and strikes in southern Iran.
A regional correspondent reported at 03:13 Jerusalem that no sirens or explosions were heard in Bahrain, and assessed that the drones were intercepted before reaching the island. The correspondent's account is consistent with the pattern of the current escalation: as The Zioneer reported at 03:14, earlier unverified Iranian claims of successful strikes on the Fifth Fleet were met with U.S. denials and no evidence of damage on the ground. A broader Iranian retaliation campaign against U.S. and allied targets in the Gulf has unfolded over recent days, with prior Iranian claims of hitting 21 targets dismissed by U.S. officials as "completely untrue."
This latest Iranian claim, from a single official source relayed via IRIB, has not been independently verified by U.S., Bahraini, or any other Western officials. The Pentagon has not commented on the specific claim as of this report.
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