🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Attack on American Facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising above an site proximate to the central command of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a American military facility in Manama, as the country executed missile attacks throughout the Middle East in response for a significant and continuing offensive targeting the nation by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an area near the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The extent of any destruction is not yet known and the American officials has not commented. Missile Defenses Activated In other parts of the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait - all home to American military installations - said they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their air space. In Doha, the Qatari Ministry of Defence stated it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the al-Udeid air base, the largest American base in the Middle East. Iran's Declared Retaliation The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated it was striking American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the attack on the Islamic Republic carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday morning. That initial attack - initiated at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far struck areas associated with the Iranian leadership, with President Trump calling on the people of Iran to revolt against the regime. Wider Impacts In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israeli military stated it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the UAE announced that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses dealt with the projectiles with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a series of missiles," it added. Officials reported missile fragments fell on a neighborhood in the capital, causing some material damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, to the south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.