🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Attack on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, As Part of Regional Military Operations. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an area proximate to the central command of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a American military facility in Bahrain, as Iran launched missile attacks across the region in retaliation 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 area in the area of the command center of the American Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The full scale of any impact is uncertain and the American officials has remained silent. Regional Interceptions Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - stated they have shot down missiles in their territorial skies. In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry announced 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) declared it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the attack on Iran carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday. That US-Israeli operation - initiated at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted locations linked to the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump calling on the people of Iran to rise up against the leadership. Additional Developments In Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israeli military said it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The Ministry of Defence of the UAE stated that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses engaged the missiles with notable success and shot down a several projectiles," the statement continued. It said debris landed in a residential area in Abu Dhabi, causing some structural damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.