Iran says it destroyed US military radar in Bahrain in retaliatory strike
Also reported by Al Jazeera
Summary
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain in retaliation for a US strike on a communications tower in Iran. Iran’s Assembly of Experts called for reviewing the country’s defense doctrine and its membership in the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, while a UK poll found broad opposition to renewed US military action against Iran.Key Facts
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted and destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.
- The Guard described the strike as retaliation for a US airstrike on a communications tower in Sirik, near the Strait of Hormuz.
- Donald Trump said he would attack Iran only if necessary and said Gulf countries had urged him to hold back from large-scale strikes.
- Trump said he had asked Vice-President JD Vance to stop pursuing negotiations with Iran.
- A YouGov poll found that 65% of respondents in the UK opposed the US resuming war with Iran, while 14% supported it.
- The poll found that 54% opposed the use of UK bases for US attacks on Iran, while 29% supported it.
- Iran’s Assembly of Experts called for reviewing Iran’s nuclear policy and its membership in the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
- The UN nuclear inspectorate said Iran had not provided access to design information or inspections at the Isfahan facility.
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