Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it carried out drone attacks on a US military base in Bahrain, targeting helicopters and P-8 unmanned aircraft, according to the IRGC's statement. Explosions were reported in Bahrain in recent minutes. The claim is from a single Iranian source and has not been independently verified.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed early Friday that it struck a US military base in Bahrain with drones, specifically targeting helicopters and P-8 unmanned aircraft, according to a statement from the Iranian force. The claim comes after reports of explosions in Bahrain in recent minutes. This marks the first time the IRGC has explicitly named P-8 aircraft as targets, following earlier claims by the Iranian army on Thursday that it had used drones, helicopters, and aircraft in the attack.
On Thursday, July 16, at 09:34 Jerusalem, the Iranian army, via the official Tasnim news agency, claimed it had struck a US base in Bahrain with drones, helicopters, and aircraft. Shortly after, at the same timestamp, the Iranian Emergency Headquarters described the assault as "one of the most significant hits so far," claiming it destroyed a radar system and aircraft refueling station at Sheikh Isa Airbase. All three claims from Thursday originated from a single Iranian source and remain unverified. Early Friday, at 02:17 Jerusalem, the IRGC issued its own version of the attack, adding the P-8 detail. The US military has not commented on any of the claims.
As The Zioneer has reported in recent weeks, Iranian forces have repeatedly claimed strikes on US assets in the Gulf. On June 10, the IRGC claimed a ballistic missile strike on US forces departing Bahrain. On July 14, it claimed to have destroyed weapons warehouses in Bahrain and drones at a Kuwait base. These claims have consistently lacked independent verification.
The IRGC did not provide visual evidence of the Friday attack. Reports of explosions in Bahrain have not been independently linked to the claimed strike, and no US confirmation of damage or impact has been received.
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