Iran said Sunday that six drones hit a U.S. air-defense radar in Bahrain, while Bahrain reported intercepting several attacks but did not say whether the accounts referred to the same event.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its Aerospace Force targeted a U.S. air-defense radar at Al-Riffa helicopter base with six drones. The IRGC characterized the impact as successful, but its statement gave no damage or casualty figures.
Bahrain Defence Force said it prevented several Iranian aerial attacks from reaching their intended targets. It gave no number and did not identify the attacks as drones or connect them to the IRGC’s claim.
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued two alerts on Nov. 15 and directed residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe location. The Straits Times reported that U.S. and Bahraini officials had not immediately confirmed the IRGC’s radar-strike claim. Anadolu reported that no damage details had been provided.
The U.S. Navy’s history page lists Naval Support Activity Bahrain as home to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the Fifth Fleet. The IRGC named Al-Riffa helicopter base as its target, a different installation.
A separate episode took place Nov. 13. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said U.S. forces shot down two one-way attack drones headed toward Bahrain and reported no injuries or damage. CENTCOM’s statement does not verify or deny the Nov. 15 claim. EconoTimes previously covered the earlier radar claim and CENTCOM’s account of two drones.
