PNN – A military expert has pointed to Iran’s strategy of targeting high-value U.S. military equipment in the Strait of Hormuz region.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network citing Al Jazeera, military expert Nidal Abu Zeid emphasized that the targeting of a U.S. radar system in Bahrain—likely located in the Jebel al-Dukhan area of Sakhir—signifies an escalation in the level of operations, shifting from tactical targets to assets of high strategic value.
He added that the cost of the targeted radar is estimated at between $30 million and $40 million if it is a tactical “AR-327” model with a coverage range of 450 kilometers; however, if it is a strategic radar designed for detecting long-range ballistic missiles at a distance of 5,000 kilometers, its cost would reach approximately $1 billion.
Abu Zaid linked this development to the targeting of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as another tanker near Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE. He emphasized that Tehran is seeking to maintain the momentum of its attacks and retain the initiative, aiming to establish a new security equation in the Strait of Hormuz—one aligned with its own demands—and to institutionalize a “blow-for-blow” dynamic in response to the attack in Sirik.
The Public Relations office of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced in Statement No. 22 that an early-warning radar belonging to the invading U.S. military on the island of Bahrain has been targeted and destroyed.