🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Strike on US Base in Bahrain, As Part of Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an location close to the central command of the American Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a US naval base in Manama, as the country executed missile attacks across the region in response for a "massive" and continuing assault against it by the US and Israel. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The extent of any impact is not yet known and the American officials has remained silent. Regional Interceptions In other parts of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - reported they have engaged and destroyed missiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry announced it had successfully engaged several missiles apparently targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared it was targeting US bases and assets as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the strikes on the Islamic Republic carried out by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That preceding assault - executed at around 06:15 GMT - has so far focused on sites linked to the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump encouraging the Iranian people to revolt against the government. Regional Fallout In the State of Israel, sirens were heard nationwide after the Israeli military reported it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates stated that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the missiles with great effectiveness and successfully intercepted a number of missiles," it added. The statement noted wreckage landed in a populated district in the capital, causing some property damage and the death of one civilian. The US Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.