The United States military has announced that it intercepted and destroyed two Iranian attack drones heading towards Bahrain, dismissing claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that they successfully struck an American early-warning radar facility in the Gulf country.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the development in a statement published on its official X account on Friday, November 13, 2026.
According to the command, the drones were launched by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) but were successfully neutralised by American forces before reaching their intended destination.
“The IRGC launched two one-way attack drones toward Bahrain and both were shot down by US forces,” CENTCOM stated.
The US military further disclosed that the attempted attack did not result in any casualties or damage to property.
However, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards had earlier claimed that their forces successfully targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar system located on the island of Bahrain.
The Iranian military said the operation was carried out in retaliation for what it described as an American airstrike on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, located in Iran’s southern Hormozgan Province.
The Guards also described the alleged operation as a warning to Washington to halt what they called aerial provocations and military activities around the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain remains strategically important to the United States because it hosts the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which oversees American naval operations across the Gulf and surrounding waters.
The latest military development comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, despite a fragile lull in their ongoing conflict.
The confrontation began following US and Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, before escalating into a wider regional conflict.
The conflicting accounts from both countries have further raised concerns about the security situation in the Gulf region, particularly around Bahrain and the strategically important Strait of Hormuz.
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