U.S. forces shot down two Iranian attack drones launched toward Bahrain
U.S. Central Command said Friday that U.S. forces shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward Bahrain, with no injuries or damage. CENTCOM called false the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ claim that it had destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar installation there.
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The IRGC described its claimed radar strike as retaliation for an attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s southern Sirik region. Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency cited the group as warning the “aggressor enemy” to stop what it called aerial provocations and oil smuggling in the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Aerospace Force also said it was prepared to respond “without limits” if such actions continued.
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- Deutsche Welle — Bahrain: US said it intercepted Iranian drone attacks
- House of Saud — IRGC Warns of 'Unlimited Response' Over Strait of Hormuz
- Gulf News — Middle East War: 9 things UAE residents need to know tonight, November 13
- Anadolu Agency — CENTCOM denies Iranian claim of attack on US radar in Bahrain, says 2 drones shot down
- middleeastmonitor.com — CENTCOM denies Iranian claim of attack on US radar in Bahrain, says 2 drones shot down