Iranian Forces State Attack on American Facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes.
Tehran reports attacking a US naval base in Manama, as Iran launched missile attacks across the region in response for a large-scale and ongoing offensive against it by the United States and Israeli forces.
Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity close to the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any destruction is uncertain and the US has remained silent.
Regional Interceptions
Elsewhere across the region, the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - all home to American military installations - said they have shot down missiles in their territorial skies.
In the Qatari capital, Qatar's defence ministry said it had intercepted a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the Middle East.
IRGC Statement
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated it was targeting American facilities and interests as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the attack on the Islamic Republic carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday morning.
That US-Israeli operation - launched at around 06:15 GMT - has so far struck areas linked to the Iranian leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to rise up against the leadership.
Regional Fallout
In the State of Israel, sirens were heard nationwide after the Israeli military stated it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage.
The Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates said in a statement that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles".
"Emirati air defenses engaged the missiles with great effectiveness and destroyed a several projectiles," it added.
Officials reported wreckage landed in a populated district in the capital, causing some structural damage and killing a civilian.
The US Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, to the south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.
