U.S. Forces Down 2 Iranian Drones Aimed at Bahrain Radar as Tehran Claims 6-Drone Strike
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Updated · CBS New York · Nov 15
U.S. Forces Down 2 Iranian Drones Aimed at Bahrain Radar as Tehran Claims 6-Drone Strike
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Nov 15
Summary
Two Iranian attack drones targeting a U.S. early-warning radar site in Bahrain were intercepted before impact, according to the latest U.S. account of the strike.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it launched six drones at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in retaliation for a U.S. strike on a telecommunications pole in Sirik, while Bahrain said its forces intercepted incoming strikes and urged residents to seek shelter.
The attack marks Iran's first reported strike on Bahrain since September, after repeated attacks on the Gulf kingdom in the war's opening months.
The flare-up came as Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu pushed for a unity government to confront Iran, and as tensions widened across the region with fresh tanker mine incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed disputes over Iran's uranium enrichment.