IRGC strikes US air defence systems in Bahrain

The IRGC announced its aerospace forces struck US radar and air defence installations across Bahrain on Tuesday, saying the strikes were aimed at clearing the way for a larger operation, Report informs via Mehr.

Iran's IRGC said it destroyed a US air defence system and a radar in Muharraq, Bahrain, and struck and destroyed a Patriot air defence battery in Riffa in a combined missile and drone attack on Tuesday.

The IRGC said the destruction of the radar and air defence systems was designed to "pave the way for a larger future operation and remove obstacles to the precise targeting of objectives."