🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Assault on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Counterattacks. Thick black smoke was observed billowing above an area proximate to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a American military facility in Bahrain, as Iran launched operations across the region in response for a significant and ongoing offensive targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity close to the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any impact is not yet known and the American officials has not commented. Regional Interceptions Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, Qatar and the State of Kuwait - all home to American military installations - reported they have engaged and destroyed missiles in their territorial skies. In Doha, the Qatari Ministry of Defence said it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles apparently targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the region. Iran's Declared Retaliation The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said in a statement it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the offensive on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That initial attack - executed at around 06:15 GMT - has so far struck locations linked to the Iranian leadership, with US President Donald Trump encouraging the people of Iran to revolt against the leadership. Regional Fallout In the State of Israel, sirens were heard nationwide after the Israel Defense Forces said it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The Ministry of Defence of the UAE stated that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems engaged the missiles with notable success and destroyed a number of missiles," the statement continued. It said debris landed in a populated district in the capital, resulting in some property damage and the death of one 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.