🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Attack on US Base in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Military Operations. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above an site proximate to the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a US naval base in Bahrain, as the country executed operations across the region in response for a "massive" and ongoing attack targeting the nation by the US and Israel. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an zone near the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any destruction is unclear and the American officials has not commented. Airspace Engagements Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait - each hosting American military installations - said they have shot down incoming projectiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence stated it had successfully engaged several missiles seemingly aimed at the al-Udeid air base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said in a statement it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the offensive on Iran carried out by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That preceding assault - executed at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted locations linked to the Iranian leadership, with President Trump calling on the Iranian people to revolt against the leadership. Wider Impacts In Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israeli military reported it had identified an barrage of missiles from Iran. The defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates stated that the country has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses dealt with the projectiles with great effectiveness and shot down a number of missiles," the statement continued. It said missile fragments fell on a neighborhood in the capital, causing some material damage and killing a civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.