🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Strike on American Facility in Bahrain, During Regional Retaliatory Strikes. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an site proximate to the central command 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 large-scale and continuing offensive targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an zone close to the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The extent of any impact is uncertain and the United States has not commented. Regional Interceptions In other parts of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - which all house American military installations - reported they have engaged and destroyed missiles in their territorial skies. In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry announced it had intercepted several missiles seemingly aimed at the al-Udeid air base, the largest American base in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement it was striking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the offensive on Iran launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That initial attack - executed at around 06:15 GMT - has so far struck areas associated with the Tehran's leadership, with US President Donald Trump encouraging the Iranian people to rise up against the government. Wider Impacts In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had identified an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates said in a statement that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems dealt with the projectiles with notable success and successfully intercepted a several projectiles," it added. It said wreckage fell on a neighborhood in Abu Dhabi, causing some material damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force operates from the Al Dhafra base, to the south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.