🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Attack on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Regional Military Operations. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an location adjacent to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a American military facility in Manama, as the country executed strikes throughout the Middle East in response for a large-scale and ongoing assault targeting the nation by the US and Israel. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the main base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any destruction is not yet known and the American officials has yet to issue a statement. Missile Defenses Activated Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait - all home to American military installations - stated they have shot down incoming projectiles in their air space. In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry stated it had intercepted a number of projectiles apparently targeting the al-Udeid air base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Iran's Declared Retaliation The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said in a statement it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the attack on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That preceding assault - initiated at around 06:15 GMT - has so far struck sites associated with the Tehran's leadership, with US President Donald Trump urging the people of Iran to rise up against the government. Wider Impacts In Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israeli military reported it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates announced that the country has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the missiles with great effectiveness and successfully intercepted a series of missiles," it added. Officials reported wreckage landed in a neighborhood in the capital, resulting in some material damage and the death of one civilian. The US Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.