🔗 Share this article Iranian Forces State Strike on US Base in Bahrain, During Widespread Counterattacks. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising near an location close to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Manama, as Iran launched missile attacks throughout the Middle East in response for a large-scale and continuing offensive targeting the nation by the US and Israel. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an zone near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any damage is not yet known and the US has yet to issue a statement. Missile Defenses Activated Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - which all house American military installations - said they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced it had intercepted several missiles apparently targeting the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the region. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the strikes on the Islamic Republic initiated by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That initial attack - initiated at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far struck locations linked to the Iranian leadership, with President Trump calling on the Iranian people to rise up against the leadership. Regional Fallout In the State of Israel, sirens were heard across the country after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates announced that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the projectiles with great effectiveness and destroyed a series of missiles," it added. It said wreckage landed in a residential area in Abu Dhabi, causing some material damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.