🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Strike on US Base in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Counterattacks. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an location adjacent to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Manama, as Iran launched operations across the region in response for a significant and continuing attack 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 destruction is not yet known and the United States has remained silent. Missile Defenses Activated Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the State of Kuwait - which all house American military installations - stated they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Iran's Declared Retaliation Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) declared it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the offensive on the Islamic Republic carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday. That preceding assault - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far focused on areas associated with the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to revolt against the leadership. Regional Fallout In the State of Israel, sirens were heard across the country after the Israeli military said it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the UAE announced that the nation has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the missiles with notable success and successfully intercepted a series of missiles," the statement continued. It said debris landed in a neighborhood in the capital, causing some property damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force operates from the Al Dhafra base, to the south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.