🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Strike on US Base in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above an area 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 strikes across the region in response for a significant and continuing offensive targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an vicinity in the area of the command center of the American Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any impact is uncertain and the American officials has remained silent. Regional Interceptions In other parts of the Middle East, 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 announced it had intercepted a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the region. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" The Iranian Revolutionary Guard declared it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the strikes on Iran initiated by the US and Israel on Saturday morning. That preceding assault - executed at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted areas linked to the Iranian leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to rise up against the regime. Additional Developments In the State of Israel, sirens were heard across the country after the Israeli military said it had identified an barrage of missiles from Iran. The Ministry of Defence of the UAE announced that the country has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems engaged the missiles with notable success and successfully intercepted a number of missiles," the statement continued. The statement noted wreckage fell on a residential area in Abu Dhabi, causing some material damage and the death of one civilian. The US Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.