IRGC Claims Six-Drone Attack on U.S. Radar at Bahrain Base

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed on Sunday, November 15, that it had used six drones to target a U.S. air-defense radar at the Al-Rifaa helicopter base in Bahrain. The announcement was carried in an English-language post by Iran’s state broadcaster at 6:17 a.m. Israel time. Earlier on Sunday, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry issued a warning to citizens and residents about a potential threat. The ministry told the public to remain calm, move to the nearest safe place and follow updates through official channels. Its English-language message, posted at 3:32 a.m. Israel time, began: “An alert of potential threat.” The Iranian claim followed a separate dispute over a radar-attack claim on November 13. In its statement that day, U.S. Central Command rejected the IRGC’s account and said American forces had shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones headed toward Bahrain. The command said: “There were no injuries or damage.” That statement addressed the November 13 incident.