🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Attack on American Facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an location close to the headquarters of the American 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 "massive" and ongoing offensive targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an zone near the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The extent of any impact is unclear and the United States has not commented. Regional Interceptions Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, Qatar and the State of Kuwait - all home to US military bases - reported they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced it had successfully engaged several missiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the Middle East. IRGC Statement The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated it was striking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the attack on the Islamic Republic carried out by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That initial attack - initiated at around 06:15 GMT - has so far targeted sites linked to the Iranian leadership, with US President Donald Trump encouraging the people of Iran to rise up against the leadership. Regional Fallout In Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had identified an barrage of missiles from Iran. The defence ministry of the UAE stated that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems dealt with the missiles with high efficiency and destroyed a number of missiles," the statement continued. It said missile fragments fell on a residential area in the capital, resulting in some property damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, to the south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.