🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Assault on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Regional Counterattacks. Thick black smoke was observed billowing over an area adjacent to the central command of the American Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a US naval base in Bahrain, as Iran launched strikes throughout the Middle East in response for a large-scale and ongoing offensive against it by the United States and Israeli forces. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an vicinity close to the main base of the American Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any impact is unclear and the United States has not commented. Airspace Engagements Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait - all home to American military installations - said they have intercepted missiles in their territorial skies. In Doha, the Qatari Ministry of Defence stated it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles apparently targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the region. Iran's Declared Retaliation The Iranian Revolutionary Guard declared it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the attack on Iran initiated by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That initial attack - initiated at around 06:15 GMT - has so far targeted areas associated with the Iranian leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to revolt against the regime. Wider Impacts In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israel Defense Forces stated it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates announced that the country has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems dealt with the projectiles with notable success and destroyed a several projectiles," the statement continued. It said missile fragments landed in a residential area in the capital, causing some property damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, to the south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.