The US military said it had intercepted two Iranian attack drones heading towards Bahrain, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Meanwhile, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck a US early-warning radar system in the Gulf kingdom.
The Revolutionary Guard also reported that a tanker attempting to navigate through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz had struck a naval mine, triggering an explosion.
However, neither Iran’s claim of targeting the US radar installation nor its account of the tanker incident has been independently verified.
The developments come amid growing regional tensions, raising concerns over maritime security and the potential escalation of military confrontations in the Middle East.
