Iran claims radar strike in Bahrain; US denies it
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps says it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain on Friday 13 Nov, calling it retaliation for a US strike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik County. US Central Command rejects that account, saying it shot down two Iranian one-way attack drones aimed at Bahrain, with no casualties or damage. The Guard also says an LPG tanker exploded after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz; neither claim has been independently verified. Bahrain hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. The war involving Iran, the US and Israel began on 28 Feb and is de-escalating, according to DW.
Key facts
- US Central Command says about 1.7 billion barrels of crude have passed Hormuz under US protection since summer.
- Reports and official figures indicate more than a dozen US soldiers have died in the war.
- The US Navy enforces a blockade of Iranian vessels and has escorted tankers through Hormuz.
- Trump says he may carry out another strike, without giving a timeframe.
- Trump is expected to meet Xi Jinping and Putin at an APEC summit in China next week on ending the war.
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Why it matters
The exchange tests a fragile de-escalation in the Gulf, where shipping through Hormuz is already disrupted.
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First published from Middle East Eye, Al Jazeera English, The Jerusalem Post, The Straits Times and The Hindu