Days after Trump’s claim that Iran war ‘effectively over’, Iran claims it hit US radar system at airbase

He said the war in Iran was won by the US

That’s because according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, they have destroyed a radar system at a base in Bahrain in an assault using drones.

According to Iran, as reported by the Mirror, it was an American radar system that was hit at the airbase in question.

In a statement posted on Telegram and carried by the semi-official Fars news agency, the IRGC said: “The US air defence radar system at the Al-Riffa helicopter base in Bahrain was targeted by six drones belonging to the IRGC Aerospace Force.”

However, this Iranian claim has been denied by officials who said missiles were intercepted.

Bahrain denied the claims made by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that it had wiped out the US radar system at the air base.

What Trump recently said and what Iran’s next act means

Trump recently said that as Iran had been devastated and “decapitated”, there would be no need to restart bombardments.

The US president made the comments that he was moving away from military action in Iran, following the heavy losses in the US midterm elections.

Inflation as a knock on effect from the conflict appears to have played a major part in the defeat faced by the Republicans.

But if confirmed, the claimed attack on the Al-Riffa base in Bahrain would show Iran is still capable of carrying on the war.

The latest comes amid the dropping of oil prices over the past week, at possibility of easing tensions.

The airbase, Al-Riffa, is a main hub for Bahrain's military helicopter fleet and it is understood to use a US air defence radar system.