Iran resumes attacks on US military sites in Middle East after two-month pause; Bahrain intercepts projectiles

Iran has resumed attacks on US military facilities in Gulf states for the first time in more than two months since early September.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Sunday (local time) that it had launched a drone strike against the radar system of a US military base in Bahrain, according to AP and AFP.

In a statement posted to Telegram by Iranian state media, the IRGC said it "attacked the American air defense radar system at the Ali Al-Askar helicopter base in Bahrain using six drones belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force."

Bahrain's Interior Ministry issued two nationwide alerts that day, AP reported. The alerts were the first issued nationwide since September, AP said.

The Interior Ministry also posted on X, formerly Twitter, urging residents to "remain calm and move to the nearest safe location," and asked the public to follow official channels for updates.

There was no immediate confirmation of casualties or damage from the IRGC attack, and the US side had not commented.

However, Bahrain's military said it had intercepted several Iranian projectiles using its air defense systems before they reached their targets.

The IRGC had also claimed Friday that its forces attacked and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.

That was the first instance since early September in which the IRGC claimed to have struck a US military facility in the Middle East.

US Central Command, which oversees military operations against Iran, confirmed at the time that an Iranian attack attempt had occurred but said it had been neutralized.

CENTCOM said on X that the IRGC "claimed an attack on a US early-warning radar in Bahrain," adding that the IRGC "launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain, both of which were shot down by US forces."

Meanwhile, the IRGC Navy said Sunday that two oil tankers had struck mines and caught fire after attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz via routes not approved by Iran, in violation of regulations, according to China's Xinhua news agency.

The IRGC said the tankers had turned off their navigation systems and Automatic Identification System transponders in an attempt to pass through the strait covertly. Two other oil tankers also tried to slip through undetected but reversed course and returned to Persian Gulf waters after receiving warnings from the IRGC Navy, the IRGC said.