IRGC strikes US air defence systems in Bahrain

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The IRGC announced its aerospace forces struck US radar and air defence installations across Bahrain on Tuesday, saying the strikes were aimed at clearing the way for a larger operation, Report informs via Mehr.

Iran's IRGC said it destroyed a US air defence system and a radar in Muharraq, Bahrain, and struck and destroyed a Patriot air defence battery in Riffa in a combined missile and drone attack on Tuesday.

The IRGC said the destruction of the radar and air defence systems was designed to "pave the way for a larger future operation and remove obstacles to the precise targeting of objectives."

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