🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Assault on US Base in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Retaliatory Strikes. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an area proximate to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a American military facility in Bahrain, as the country executed missile attacks throughout the Middle East in response for a large-scale and continuing attack against it by the US and Israel. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an vicinity in the area of the main base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The extent of any destruction is uncertain and the US has not commented. Missile Defenses Activated In other parts of the Middle East, the UAE, Qatar and the State of Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - reported they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence said it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles 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) said in a statement it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the attack on Iran launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That US-Israeli operation - executed at around 06:15 GMT - has so far targeted sites linked to the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump urging the people of Iran to revolt against the leadership. Regional Fallout In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israel Defense Forces said it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The Ministry of Defence of the UAE announced that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses engaged the projectiles with high efficiency and destroyed a number of missiles," it added. Officials reported missile fragments fell on a residential area in Abu Dhabi, resulting in some property damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force operates from the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.