🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Attack on American Facility in Bahrain, As Part of Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above an location adjacent to the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a American military facility in Manama, as the country executed missile attacks throughout the Middle East in response for a significant and continuing offensive against it by the US and Israel. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any damage is uncertain and the United States has yet to issue a statement. Missile Defenses Activated In other parts of the Middle East, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - reported they have shot down missiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry stated it had intercepted several missiles apparently targeting the al-Udeid air base, the biggest US military installation in the region. IRGC Statement Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the offensive on Iran initiated by the US and Israel on Saturday morning. That preceding assault - executed at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far focused on areas linked to the the regime, with President Trump calling on the people of Iran to rise up against the leadership. Wider Impacts In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces stated it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates stated that the nation has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the missiles with high efficiency and shot down a number of missiles," it added. Officials reported wreckage fell on a neighborhood in the capital, causing some structural damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.