🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Attack on American Facility in Bahrain, Amid Regional Counterattacks. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above an site adjacent to the central command of the American Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a American military facility in Bahrain, as the country executed operations throughout the Middle East in retaliation for a large-scale and ongoing assault targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The scope of any impact is unclear and the American officials has not commented. Regional Interceptions Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait - which all house American military installations - stated they have shot down incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry announced it had intercepted several missiles 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) said in a statement it was targeting US bases and assets as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the offensive on the Islamic Republic carried out by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That initial attack - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted areas linked to the Iranian leadership, with US President Donald Trump urging the people of Iran to rise up against the regime. Additional Developments In Israel, sirens were heard nationwide after the Israeli military said it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The defence ministry of the UAE stated that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses responded to the projectiles with notable success and destroyed a number of missiles," it added. The statement noted debris fell on a populated district in Abu Dhabi, causing some property damage and killing a civilian. The US Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.