The key facts
- Explosions heard in Iran's Jask; no casualties or damage reported
- IRGC claims a strike on a US radar in Bahrain in response to an attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik
- US Central Command reports the interception of two Iranian drones flying toward Bahrain
Explosions in Jask and exchange of strikes
Explosions were heard on Friday in the southern port city of Jask on Iran's coast, east of the Strait of Hormuz, the official IRNA agency reported citing local sources. According to the agency, no damage was reported in the city itself or anywhere else in Hormozgan province.
Background: strike on Sirik and statements by the parties
Reports of the explosions emerged a day after IRNA reported that the southern city of Sirik had been subjected to an 'enemy strike.' On Friday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that in response to the attack on a telecommunications tower in Sirik, it attacked and destroyed an American early warning radar in Bahrain. US Central Command, however, reported that American forces intercepted two Iranian attack drones flying toward Bahrain and recorded no casualties or damage. Thus, the parties' statements about the consequences of the strike diverge: the IRGC says the radar was destroyed, while Central Command says the drones were intercepted without damage.
Location of Jask
Jask is located on Iran's coast on the Gulf of Oman, east of the Strait of Hormuz — a key route for international oil shipments.
