Manama: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Tuesday that it executed a "massive drone and missile attack" against a U.S. air base in Bahrain, part of an ongoing wave of retaliatory strikes across the Persian Gulf.

According to a statement from the IRGC, the operation targeted the Sheikh Isa area and involved the deployment of 20 drones and three missiles. The Iranian military group asserted that the strike was successful in "destroying the main command and headquarters building of the US air base and setting its fuel tanks on fire."

The government of Bahrain did not issue an immediate comment following the reported assault.

The claim follows a period of intense regional instability, during which the IRGC has targeted multiple U.S. and allied installations. Earlier reports indicated that Bahraini air defence systems had been active in intercepting numerous incoming threats over the preceding days.