Tehran, June 10 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a drone strike targeting a US naval facility in Bahrain.

The development marks a sharp escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington following recent military exchanges in the Persian Gulf.

In an official statement carried by Iranian media, the IRGC announced that its naval forces launched a drone attack on the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain at approximately 2:30 a.m. local time.

According to the Guards, the strike came in response to what they described as US attacks on several locations in southern Iran earlier in the day.

The IRGC statement noted, "The warmongering US regime attacked several points in Jas...