<p>Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they targeted a US early-warning radar in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/bahrain">Bahrain</a>, the first such claim of an attack on American military assets in a Gulf country since early September.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/irgc">Guards </a>said the strike was in retaliation for what they described as an air attack on a
telecommunications tower in Iran's southern Sirik county, in Hormozgan province, according to Iranian state media.</p>.Two oil tankers 'disabled' by explosions in Strait of Hormuz: IRGC.<p>The claim came 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>There was no immediate comment from the US or Bahrain.</p>
