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Iran claims to have launched six drones at a US radar

By , based on Tunisia Online, Bamada.net and Bénin Web TV

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Iran claims to have launched six drones against a US radar in Bahrain, while the Bahraini authorities say they intercepted several attacks. This operation is the new development reported on 15 November, following an initial Iranian claim about the radar published on 13 November, according to Tunisia Online.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday 15 November that they had launched six drones at a US air defence radar installed at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain. The Bahraini authorities, for their part, announced that they had intercepted several Iranian attacks, according to Tunisia Online.

The Bahraini authorities issued two security alerts asking residents to take shelter. The episode comes two days after an earlier Iranian claim targeting an early-warning radar in Bahrain, against which the US Central Command had said it shot down two drones and denied any damage.

The new claim comes as Bahrain hosts the US Fifth Fleet. On 15 November, Bahrain also announced that it had intercepted several Iranian missiles and drones, according to a separate tally.

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