TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Friday that it had destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar on the island of Bahrain.
The IRGC's aerospace force carried out the strike earlier in the day, according to a statement published by its official news outlet, Sepah News.
The claim was not immediately confirmed by the United States or Bahrain.
The IRGC said the strike was in retaliation for an airstrike by the "enemy" on a communications tower in Sirik County in southern Iran. It described the action as a "serious warning" to the enemy to end its "aerial mischief and oil smuggling" in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's official news agency IRNA reported Thursday night that Sirik County had been attacked by the "enemy," saying the strike was military in nature but providing no further details.
In a separate statement Friday, the IRGC Navy said an LNG carrier had suffered a "massive" explosion in the eastern Strait of Hormuz after striking naval mines while attempting to navigate what it called an "unauthorized and dangerous" route.
The IRGC Navy said the vessel had ignored warnings and was using the route with support from U.S. fighter aircraft. It warned that vessels that violate Iranian regulations or enter "unauthorized and high-risk" routes despite warnings could face the same fate. ■
