Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it targeted a US early-warning radar in Bahrain, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September.
The IRGC says the strike was in retaliation for what it described as an air attack on a telecommunications tower in Iran’s southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province, according to Iranian state media.
The claim comes amid a fragile lull in the conflict between Iran and the US, which began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 and has since spread across the region.
Iran launched missile and drone attacks on US bases in Gulf states and sought to restrict shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a vital route for global oil and gas supplies. Washington, in turn, imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports.
There is no immediate comment from the US or Bahrain.
The IDF says that the sirens triggered shortly before 3 a.m. in the Gaza border town of Nachal Oz were a false alarm.
The IDF says it is checking what triggered sirens in the Gaza border town of Nachal Oz moments ago.
US President Donald Trump recognizes that most Jewish voters in Michigan ended up backing progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in last week’s Senate race, while lamenting that he has had a hard time securing the minority community’s support.
“If you look at El-Sayed in Michigan, he got more votes than the Republican candidate got by quite a bit from Jewish people,” Trump says in an interview with the Salem News Channel
“It’s not even understandable. It’s a tough group to get,” he adds.
Trump has long vented his frustration with Jews who vote for Democrats, suggesting they are crazy, while touting his support for Israel.
US President Donald Trump says he would consider it a defeat if the regime in Iran remains in power by the end of his term.
Asked about such a possibility during an interview with the Salem News Channel, Trump responds, “Yes, that would be a defeat… Absolutely.”
Asked if he would hesitate to again use military force against Iran, Trump says he would do so without hesitating.
“If I saw things going the other way, I would do that. It’s possible I would do it right now,” he adds.
Key Update
The United Kingdom, Qatar and Jordan lead a coalition of more than 50 countries and organizations calling on Israel to provide immediate entry of critical items for shelter, fuel, water, sanitation and health to Gaza.
The group says too many people in Gaza “risk exposure to hypothermia, respiratory infections, waterborne diseases and other preventable illnesses” with winter’s arrival.
The statement echoes recent criticism by the Board of Peace and UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher.
Israel has said that allegations that COGAT — the Defense Ministry body overseeing Gaza — is not allowing in enough supplies “divert attention from Hamas’s responsibility.” Israel is reportedly digging in over allowing so-called dual-use items, which it says can be exploited by Hamas.
US President Donald Trump says he would not hesitate to renew strikes on Iran if he deemed it necessary.
In an interview with conservative TV host Hugh Hewitt on the Salem News Channel, Trump asserts that “we’re doing very well with it right now,” claiming that more oil is leaving the area since “before the war started.”
Trump also asserts that the US “totally” controls the Strait of Hormuz, despite ongoing near-daily attacks on ships passing through.
However, he adds, “the answer is, if I saw things going the other way, I would [strike Iran]; it’s possible I would do that right now.”
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