Iran Took Aim at the U.S. Navy in Bahrain | Mike Drop Newsroom

Iran says it destroyed a U.S. radar in Bahrain, home of the Navy's Fifth Fleet, and U.S. Central Command says its forces shot the drones down before they did any damage.

MIKE DROP NEWSROOM | 13 NOVEMBER 2026

Iran's Revolutionary Guard claims it destroyed a U.S. early-warning radar in Bahrain as payback for a strike on Sirik, an Iranian port town on the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM denied it, saying U.S. forces shot down two one-way attack drones headed for Bahrain with no injuries and no damage. At home, Iranian threats have moved Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent onto a military base, and President Trump warned Iran "will not exist very long" if it kills a senior U.S. official.

Mike Ritland breaks down why Iran claims hits that never happened, what it means that three senior U.S. officials have left their homes, and how the U.S. would likely answer an attack on American soil.

Also covered:

- A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel accused of spying for Russia in England

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- Poland says the Pentagon greenlit a permanent U.S. troop presence

- The fight in Congress over renewing Section 702 surveillance powers

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