🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Attack on US Base in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Retaliatory Strikes. Thick black smoke was observed billowing above an site close to the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a American military facility in Bahrain, as Iran launched missile attacks throughout the Middle East in retaliation for a significant and continuing assault against it by the US and Israel. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an vicinity near the main base of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The extent of any destruction is uncertain and the US has not commented. Missile Defenses Activated Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - said they have shot down missiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence said it had intercepted a number of projectiles apparently targeting the al-Udeid air base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. IRGC Statement Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement it was attacking US bases and assets as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the attack on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That preceding assault - executed at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted sites linked to the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to revolt against the government. Additional Developments In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israeli military stated it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the UAE announced that the nation has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses responded to the projectiles with great effectiveness and destroyed a series of missiles," the statement continued. It said missile fragments fell on a residential area in Abu Dhabi, causing some structural damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.