🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Attack on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Thick black smoke was observed billowing near an location proximate to the central command of the American Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a American military facility in Bahrain, as Iran launched strikes throughout the Middle East in retaliation for a significant and continuing attack targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the command center of the American Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any damage is uncertain and the United States has remained silent. Airspace Engagements Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - all home to US military bases - said they have shot down missiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry said it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the strikes on Iran initiated by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That US-Israeli operation - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far struck sites associated with the Tehran's leadership, with US President Donald Trump urging the Iranian people to revolt against the regime. Additional Developments In Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates stated that the nation has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses engaged the projectiles with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a several projectiles," the statement continued. It said wreckage landed in a residential area in the capital, causing some structural damage and killing a civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, to the south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.