US military downs 2 Iranian attack drones as Iran claims a strike on a US radar in Bahrain

The U.S. military said it intercepted two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain, as the Revolutionary Guard claimed it struck a U.S. early warning radar system in the kingdom. The Guard also said a tanker struck a naval mine while attempting to sail through the Strait of Hormuz, causing an explosion.Neither Iran’s claim of striking the radar nor its account of the tanker incident could be independently verified.Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Friday. Read our full coverage here.US says Iranian drones intercepted after Iran claims strike on US radar in BahrainThe U.S. military said Friday it shot down two Iranian attack drones headed toward Bahrain, denying Iran’s claim that it had struck a U.S. radar system in the kingdom. CENTCOM, the U.S. command center covering the region, said there were no injuries or damage.Iran's official IRNA news agency quoted a statement by the Revolutionary Guard as saying the attack on the radar system followed a U.S. strike on a telec