🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Assault on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, As Part of Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an site proximate to the central command of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a American military facility in Manama, as Iran launched strikes across the region in retaliation for a large-scale and continuing offensive against it by the United States and Israeli forces. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an vicinity near the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The full scale of any damage is unclear and the United States has remained silent. Regional Interceptions Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait - which all house US military bases - reported they have shot down incoming projectiles in their air space. In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry announced it had intercepted 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) stated it was targeting US bases and assets as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the offensive on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That preceding assault - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far struck sites linked to the Iranian leadership, with US President Donald Trump calling on the people of Iran to rise up against the leadership. Additional Developments In Israel, sirens were heard across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had identified an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the UAE said in a statement that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems dealt with the projectiles with high efficiency and shot down a series of missiles," the statement continued. The statement noted wreckage fell on a residential area in the capital, causing some structural damage and killing a civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.