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IRGC says it struck US Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain with suicide drones

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Visual Confirmation Shows Iranian Missile Striking US Fifth Fleet Base in Bahrain

Primary source Internal intake · 5 reviewed intake signals · Desk window 04:43 · Photo: from the full report

TL;DR

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced early Wednesday that its forces targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with a wave of suicide drone strikes, according to a statement from the Iranian army's public relations office. The IRGC described the attack as retaliation for "hostile actions by the American enemy." U.S. officials have not yet commented on the claim. The report comes from a single Iranian source and cannot be independently verified.

01 · How it developed

11 developments

  1. Latest

    IRGC officially claims responsibility for the drone strikes in Bahrain

  2. Visual footage purportedly shows a missile strike on the US base.

  3. Iran claims responsibility for missile launches targeting US bases in Bahrain

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02 · Source and signal

Source and signal

  • Internal intake
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