📰 7 sources 9 articles · 13 Nov 2026, 05:06 → 14 minutes ago

IRGC announces strike on US radar in Bahrain; Washington denies

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced on Friday that its forces struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, saying it was a response to a US attack on a telecommunications tower in the city of Sirik in southern Iran. In return, US Central Command and the US military denied the strike, saying they downed two Iranian drones with no casualties or damage, while the two sides exchanged threats amid an escalation extending to the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

📍 Where things stand: The situation stands as an Iranian announcement met by a US denial, with Washington confirming it downed two drones without damage, the US president threatening to use force again, and Tehran insisting it will respond firmly.

⏱️ Timeline

13 Nov 2026, 05:06 Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced on Friday that its forces struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, saying this came in response to what it described as an "air attack" on a telecommunications tower in the Iranian city of Sirik. No immediate comment was issued by US forces in the region, Washington or Bahrain.
13 Nov 2026, 05:08 US Central Command announced it intercepted two Iranian attack drones that were heading toward Bahrain, and denied that any casualties or damage occurred.
13 Nov 2026, 07:32 US Central Command denied the Revolutionary Guard's announcement that it struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, stressing that it downed two drones without recording casualties or damage, while US President Donald Trump threatened to use force against Iran again, and Tehran affirmed it would not surrender and would respond firmly to any aggression.
13 Nov 2026, 11:01 In a military reading of the developments, Colonel Nidal Abu Zeid said targeting the radar marks a shift from tactical targets to high-value targets, estimating the radar's cost at between $30 and $40 million, as developments accelerate around the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guard announced that the attack was a response to a US targeting of Iranian radar systems in the Sirik area of the Strait of Hormuz.
13 Nov 2026, 17:14 Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard announced that its aerospace force struck and destroyed a US early-warning radar on Jabal al-Dukhan hill in southern Bahrain, saying the attack was a response to a US attack on a telecommunications tower in the city of Sirik in Hormozgan province, and warning of a response "without geographic limits" if violations recur. In return, the US military denied that Iran had targeted the early-warning system, saying its forces downed two booby-trapped drones launched by the Revolutionary Guard toward the kingdom without any damage.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Strike on the early-warning radar in Bahrain

Iran's Revolutionary Guard announces its forces struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain according to العين الإخبارية
US Central Command denies the Revolutionary Guard's announcement of striking a US radar in Bahrain according to الجزيرة نت
The US military denies that Iran targeted the early-warning system in Bahrain according to Al-Monitor

The US target in Sirik that the Iranian response answered

An attack on a telecommunications tower in the Iranian city of Sirik according to العين الإخبارية
A US targeting of Iranian radar systems in the Sirik area of the Strait of Hormuz according to الجزيرة نت

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied between focusing on the Revolutionary Guard's announcement and its military content (Al-Ain Al-Akhbariya, Al-Monitor, lebanon debate) and focusing on the US denial and the downing of drones (Shabakat Tawasul Al-Akhbariya, Al Jazeera Net), while DW.com broadened the frame to other regional files such as the IAEA and Houthi sanctions.

العين الإخبارية It led with the Revolutionary Guard's announcement of striking a US radar in Bahrain, linked it to retaliation for an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, noted the absence of an immediate US or Bahraini comment, and mentioned President Donald Trump closing the Iran deal file and directing Vice President JD Vance to focus on combating fraud, before later presenting the US denial and the downing of the drones.
DW.com It began with US Central Command intercepting two Iranian drones heading toward Bahrain and its denial of casualties and damage, then presented the Iranian announcement, and widened the report to include the IAEA's call for Iran to allow its inspectors back, the Security Council's extension of Houthi sanctions, and Saudi pressure on the European Union.
lebanon debate It limited itself to reporting the Revolutionary Guard's announcement that it struck a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in response to an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, without mentioning the US denial or other details.
الجزيرة نت It put the US denial in the headline, highlighted President Donald Trump's threat to use force again and Tehran's affirmation that it will not surrender and will respond firmly, and in a later report presented a military expert's reading that the confrontation is shifting to high-value targets along with an estimate of the radar's cost.
شبكة تواصل الإخبارية It focused on the US denial of a radar strike in Bahrain and Washington's announcement that it downed Iranian drones, in a brief report without details on the Iranian announcement or its background.
Al-Monitor It cited specific Iranian details about the radar's location on Jabal al-Dukhan hill in southern Bahrain and the Revolutionary Guard's warning of a response "without geographic limits", then added the US denial, attributing the strike announcement to the Guard's aerospace force.