Bahrain's government announced on Saturday that a Patriot air defense system played a role in intercepting an Iranian drone above a residential area in Bahrain on March 9. Bahrain said, "During this incident, the Patriot air defense system successfully intercepted an Iranian drone."

Reuters reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have destroyed a Patriot radar, a U.S. 5th Fleet air-surveillance radar, and a C-RAM early-warning radar system in Bahrain. The report reflects the IRGC’s claim, not independent verification of damage.

The IRGC said its naval and aerospace forces struck the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with missiles and drones, destroying an enemy Patriot radar and other radar systems in the second phase of Operation "Nasr 2 (Victory 2)." The statement said they "struck and destroyed the Patriot radar, the fleet’s air-control radar, as well as a C-RAM early-warning radar system."

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday it had targeted U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait and destroyed radar systems in Oman, and hit fuel tanks and ammunition depots at Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, in the latest response to another wave of U.S. strikes.[5] The statement said the IRGC earlier in the week had destroyed a command-and-control center and drone hangars at a base in Jordan, a U.S. ally, and had targeted a U.S. radar site and then rocket launch systems in Kuwait.[5] This Reuters Arabic piece reports IRGC claims of striking U.S. facilities in Bahrain but does not independently confirm destruction of a Patriot battery or specific radar in Bahrain.[5]

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they destroyed a Patriot radar, an air control radar, a C-RAM early warning system and an unmanned boat control centre at the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain. The IRGC said its naval and aerospace forces carried out the strikes under "Operation Nasr 2," using missiles and drones.

In a separate statement, the Guards said they had targeted U.S. military systems in Bahrain, including a radar system and an air-defense system in Muharraq, and a Patriot air-defense system in Riffa, in a combined missile and drone attack.[11] This dispatch cites IRGC assertions that a U.S. radar system and air-defense system in Bahrain, plus a Patriot system in Riffa, were targeted; it does not provide U.S. or independent confirmation that these systems were destroyed.[11]

US Central Command said Iranian attack drones "constituted an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic," and that US strikes on radar sites were intended to "defend against additional assaults."[12] They added, "Currently, there are no reports of injuries to US personnel, and claims by Iran regarding damage to the US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain are untrue."[12] This is an explicit US military denial that Iranian/IRGC strikes damaged US facilities in Bahrain.

Tehran, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in a statement on Monday that it had destroyed facilities and infrastructure belonging to the U.S. army in Bahrain, in addition to destroying a long-range air-surveillance "FPS" radar and a radar for detecting buoys and ships in Oman, according to IRNA.[3] The statement added that naval forces of the Guards, in the fifth phase of the response, targeted and destroyed U.S. army facilities and infrastructure in the Juffair area of Bahrain, where fires were still raging, alongside destroying a long-range air-surveillance radar (FPS) and a ship-detection radar in Oman through missile strikes and drone attacks.[3] This Chinese state-media report conveys IRGC claims of destruction of U.S. facilities in Bahrain, but the specific mention of Patriot or a U.S. radar in Bahrain appears only in IRGC statements and is not corroborated by U.S. sources in this article.[3]

In response to fresh US strikes on Iran, Tehran announced it had targeted American Patriot missile systems, ammunition depots and drone infrastructure across the Gulf. In its statement announcing coordinated missile and drone strikes on US bases and facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and Jordan, the IRGC said it targeted the Patriot system, ammunition depot, and radar site of the American military in Kuwait.

Tehran, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) – The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday that it had targeted U.S. bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. attacks on Iranian coastal provinces earlier in the day.[7] In the second phase of its strikes, the Guards said they had targeted facilities for helicopter maintenance and repair, a hangar for electronic surveillance aircraft of type P-8, and a command-and-control center for drones at the U.S. base in Sheikh Isa in Bahrain.[7] In the third phase, the Guards said they had destroyed a fuel depot and a Patriot air-defense system, plus an FPS radar facility, at U.S. bases in Kuwait.[7]

The Iranian armed forces said that during the retaliatory strikes, their UAVs hit Patriot batteries at the Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait, as well as Patriot systems at the Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain, according to Press TV. The IRGC also said the combined missile and drone operation struck and destroyed the C-RAM early-warning radar system at Ali Al-Salem base in Kuwait.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed missile and drone strikes targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. According to the IRGC, the attacks set ablaze fuel depots at the site and destroyed several radars, including a Patriot radar, the fleet’s air control radar and a C-RAM early warning radar system.

Earlier, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had destroyed a Patriot radar, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet air control radar and an early warning system in Bahrain. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage from Manama.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday that it targeted US military facilities in Bahrain and radar systems in Oman in its latest attacks.[1] The IRGC claimed missile and drone strikes hit facilities in Juffair, Bahrain, and destroyed two radars in Oman.[1] The report notes that IRGC statements about the extent of damage have not been independently verified and that US officials have not confirmed the destruction of US assets in Bahrain.[1]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced this morning, Monday, the destruction of facilities and infrastructure belonging to the aggressive U.S. army in Bahrain, and a long-range air-detection radar (FPS) and a buoy-detection radar in the Sultanate of Oman.[6] The statement said: "Your brave sons in the valiant naval force of the Revolutionary Guards, in addition to targeting facilities and infrastructure belonging to the aggressive U.S. army in Juffair in Bahrain, where huge fires are still raging, in the fifth phase of reciprocal response, launched devastating missile and air strikes and targeted and destroyed a long-range air-detection radar (FPS) and a buoy-detection radar in the Sultanate of Oman."[6] This Yemeni outlet relays IRGC claims of destroying U.S. facilities in Bahrain and specific radars in Oman; it does not independently verify destruction of U.S. Patriot or radar systems in Bahrain.[6]

The Iranian armed Forces launched drone strikes against the American Patriot air defense system in Kuwait, fuel tanks in Bahrain and a satellite dish in Qatar. This was reported on July 9 by the SNN TV channel with reference to the military. The channel quoted a statement saying the Patriot system in Kuwait, the satellite dish in Qatar and the fuel tanks of the American military in Bahrain were attacked by a large number of military drones.

Tehran, July 14: The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday struck several facilities of the US military, including a Patriot radar system and the headquarters of the Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, according to local media reports. The article says the IRGC claimed it had “struck and destroyed” a Patriot radar system, the Fifth Fleet’s air-control radar, and a C-RAM early warning radar system.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted US military facilities in Bahrain, claimed it has destroyed radar systems in Oman and hit Jordan and Kuwait in its latest round of overnight retaliatory strikes against the United States.[7] Bahrain: The IRGC also said it launched missile and drone attacks targeting "installations and infrastructure of the aggressive US army" in Juffair, Bahrain.[7] Al Jazeera presents these as IRGC claims and notes that independent confirmation of the alleged destruction of US systems was not immediately available.[7]

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced targeting and destroying American radar systems, including a Patriot radar and a C-RAM radar, in Bahrain, in response to what it described as "the evils of the American army."[1] In the second stage of the second wave of Operation "Nasr 2", under the codename "Ya Letharat Al-Hussain", in response to the practices of the child-killing American army, brave fighters from the naval and aero-space forces of the Guards, through missile and drone attacks, targeted the Fifth Fleet of the "Great Satan" in Bahrain and set its fuel tanks ablaze; these attacks also hit and destroyed a Patriot radar, the fleet’s air-control radar, and an early-warning radar system of type C-RAM.[1] This Iranian-leaning site reproduces IRGC rhetoric and specific claims about destroying a Patriot radar and associated U.S. radars in Bahrain.[1]

The article says the IRGC claimed it carried out a three-phase missile and drone operation targeting US military bases in Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait, saying it destroyed Patriot air defence systems, fuel tanks and a strategic FPS radar system. The claims could not be independently verified.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced targeting sites belonging to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and military and logistical installations at the Juffair base in Bahrain, confirming the destruction of a number of American radar systems during Operation "Nasr 2".[2] The Guards explained that its naval and aero-space forces carried out the second phase of the second wave of the operation under the slogan "Ya Letharat Al-Hussain", through a missile and drone attack that targeted sites belonging to the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.[2] According to the statement, the attack resulted in the destruction of a "Patriot" radar, the Fifth Fleet's air-control radar, and the early-warning system "C-RAM", in addition to damage to installations linked to the fleet.[2]

The report states that the IRGC said it launched coordinated missile and drone strikes against US military targets in Bahrain, destroying a Patriot radar system, a C-RAM early-warning system, and other assets. The publication frames this as an IRGC claim reported by Iranian state media.

In the second phase, his forces targeted the Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain and destroyed important centers for helicopter repair and maintenance, and a facility for electronic reconnaissance aircraft of type "P-8", in addition to a command-and-control center for drones belonging to the U.S. army.[9] In the third phase, the Guards announced the destruction of fuel depots and the "Patriot" air-defense system at the Ali Al-Salem U.S. base in Kuwait, as well as the destruction of a strategic FPS radar system at the Ahmed Al-Jaber base.[9] This Lebanese/Arab news site reports IRGC claims of destroying facilities in Bahrain and Patriot systems in Kuwait; it does not mention independent confirmation by U.S. or Bahraini sources.[9]

A Bahraini official reported that a Patriot air defense system successfully intercepted an Iranian drone over a residential area earlier this month. CENTCOM labeled these claims as "LIE", asserting that they were inaccurate, and said an Iranian drone impacted a residential area instead.

In its second statement, the Guards said its aero-space forces had targeted helicopter maintenance centers, the hangar of the electronic warfare aircraft "P-8" and a command-and-control center for drones at the Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain, claiming to have destroyed them.[10] In the third statement, the Guards claimed it had completely destroyed fuel tanks and the "Patriot" air-defense system at the Ali Al-Salem base in Kuwait, in addition to a strategic FPS radar system at the Ahmed Al-Jaber base.[10] Iran International here characterizes the IRGC announcements as claims, highlighting destruction assertions regarding Bahrain facilities and Patriot systems in Kuwait rather than Bahrain.[10]

A US-operated Patriot air defence battery likely fired the interceptor missile involved in a pre-dawn explosion that injured dozens of civilians and tore through homes in Bahrain. Researchers concluded with moderate-to-high confidence that the suspect missile was likely launched from a US Patriot battery located 7km to the south-west of the Mahazza neighbourhood.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a drone command-and-control center at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, while also claiming attacks on Patriot systems and radars elsewhere in the region. The report does not provide independent verification of destruction in Bahrain.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that its naval and aerospace forces successfully targeted and destroyed a US Patriot radar system, an air traffic control radar, and a C-RAM early warning radar system during a missile and drone strike on the US Fifth Fleet’s naval base in Bahrain.[5] The attack set fire to the fleet’s fuel depots and successfully struck and destroyed a Patriot radar, the fleet’s air traffic control radar, and a C-RAM early warning radar system.[5] This is a strongly worded IRGC statement carried by an Iranian outlet, asserting destruction of US radar and air-defense systems in Bahrain.[5]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, today Tuesday, announced launching missile and drone attacks targeting American objectives in Bahrain and Jordan, as part of the second wave of Operation "Nasr 2", in response to the U.S. air assault that targeted coastal stations and military centers in southern Iran.[8] The statement continued: "In the second phase, fighters of the naval and aero-space forces in the Guards launched a missile and drone attack on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, setting the fleet’s fuel tanks ablaze, and hitting and destroying the Patriot radar, the fleet’s air-control radar, as well as an early-warning radar system of type C-RAM."[8] This Iraqi news site relays IRGC claims of destroying a Patriot radar and associated U.S. radar systems in Bahrain.[8]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced: The air reconnaissance and control radar and the fuel tank pumping station of the aggressor enemy fighter jets at Sheikh Isa base in Bahrain were completely destroyed.[6] In response to what it calls American crimes, the IRGC Navy, in the tenth wave of Operation Nasr 2, claims a "crushing attack" on the American base in Sheikh Isa, Bahrain, completely destroyed the air reconnaissance and control radar and the fuel tank pumping station of the aggressor enemy fighters.[6] This statement focuses on radar at Sheikh Isa Air Base rather than Patriot batteries, but is part of the wider IRGC narrative of destroying US radar assets in Bahrain.[6]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that it had struck ammunition depots at the Sheikh Isa Base in Bahrain and MQ-9 drone launchers at the Ali Al-Salem Base in Kuwait. The extent of the damage claimed by the IRGC has not been independently verified.

Iran targets US forces gathering in Kuwait, radar systems in Bahrain.[9] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced targeting a C-RAM early warning radar system at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait as well as a gathering of "criminal soldiers of the US terrorist army".[9] Another attack targeted communication and radar systems in Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Air base.[9] Middle East Eye here relays IRGC claims about strikes on radar systems in Bahrain, but does not verify their destruction.[9]

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Tuesday morning the destruction of the "Patriot" radar and the air-control radar belonging to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, and an early-warning radar system of type "C-RAM".[4] The eighth statement issued by the public relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards about the "Nasr 2" operations said that fighters of the naval and aero-space forces, in the second stage of the second wave of the operation, under the slogan "Ya Letharat Al-Hussain", launched a missile and drone attack on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, which led to fires in the fleet’s fuel tanks and the targeting and destruction of the "Patriot" radar, the fleet’s air-control radar, and an early-warning radar system of type "C-RAM".[4] This Iranian outlet quotes directly from IRGC statement No. 8, presenting the Corps’ claim to have destroyed these radar and air-defense systems in Bahrain.[4]

The Iranian army announced launching kamikaze drone attacks targeting the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in response to U.S. attacks on the south of the country.[12] The army explained that the bombardment directly hit the communication antennas and radar installations belonging to the "Patriot" defense system of the Fifth Fleet.[12] This YouTube news segment relays Iranian military claims that Patriot system antennas and radar installations of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain were targeted.[12]

According to the IRGC, coordinated missile and drone strikes under Operation Nasr 2 targeted US military assets in Bahrain and Jordan.[11] Iran claims it destroyed Patriot radar systems, C-RAM early-warning systems, fuel storage facilities, command centres and surveillance infrastructure linked to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.[11] The video cites Fars News as the source for the IRGC statement and frames the destruction of Patriot and radar systems in Bahrain as Iranian claims.[11]

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has carried out a fresh wave of attacks targeting military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, claiming to have destroyed Patriot air defence systems, fuel storage tanks and a strategic radar installation.[17] The group also said it targeted several facilities at Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain as part of the operation.[17] This Instagram post summarizes IRGC claims of destroying Patriot air defence systems and radar installations, including in Bahrain, but offers no independent visual verification.[17]