IRGC claims drone strike on US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, warns of ‘heavier responses’ as Gulf conflict deepens
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval forces launched a drone attack against the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain early Wednesday, claiming the strike was retaliation for recent US attacks on infrastructure in southern Iran.
In a statement, the IRGC said Shahed-136 one-way attack drones targeted the Fifth Fleet’s base in Manama at approximately 2:30 am local time.
Sirens in Bahrain have since started, and multiple explosions have been reported.
Iran claimed the operation was carried out in response to US strikes on Jask, Sirik, and Qeshm that reportedly damaged a telecommunications tower and destroyed two water storage tanks in the Bemani district along Iran’s southern coast.
Fox News, citing a senior U.S. official, said that 20 targets inside Iran were targeted.
