🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Strike on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an area close to the central command of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a American military facility in Manama, as Iran launched missile attacks throughout the Middle East in response for a "massive" and ongoing assault against it by the United States and Israeli forces. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an zone close to the main base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The scope of any damage is uncertain and the US has remained silent. Airspace Engagements In other parts of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - said they have shot down incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry stated it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles apparently targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the region. IRGC Statement Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared it was striking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the strikes on the Islamic Republic carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday morning. That US-Israeli operation - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted areas associated with the the regime, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to rise up against the regime. Additional Developments In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates announced that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems engaged the projectiles with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a series of missiles," it added. It said debris fell on a neighborhood in the capital, causing some structural damage and killing a civilian. The US Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of Abu Dhabi, along with the UAE Air Force.