Iran claims retaliatory strike destroyed US military early-warning radar in Bahrain
Iran claims radar destroyed
The attack is described as Iran’s first direct strike on US military installations for months. The article does not provide independent confirmation of the radar’s destruction.
Trump signals possible restraint
In media interviews over the past 24 hours, Donald Trump said he would attack Iran only if necessary. He claimed Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia, had urged him to hold back from planned large-scale military strikes.
Iran reviews defence doctrine
Iran’s Assembly of Experts has called for a review of the country’s defence doctrine, the first governing institution in Iran to do so. The change could lead to religious permission for Iran to pursue a nuclear weapon.
The 88-member assembly consists of senior Islamic jurists responsible for choosing the supreme leader. Whether Iran has the uranium stockpiles or technology needed to build a nuclear weapon remains contested.
Key points
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it destroyed a US early-warning radar in Bahrain.
- Trump has said he would attack Iran only if necessary.
- Iran’s Assembly of Experts has called for a review of the country’s defence doctrine.