🔗 Share this article Iran Reports Assault on US Base in Bahrain, During Widespread Counterattacks. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an site proximate to the central command of the American Fifth Fleet. Iran's military claims to have hit a American military facility in Manama, as Iran launched strikes throughout the Middle East in response for a "massive" and ongoing offensive against it by the United States and Israeli forces. Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The scope of any damage is uncertain and the US has yet to issue a statement. Missile Defenses Activated In other parts of the Middle East, the UAE, the State of Qatar and the State of Kuwait - all home to American military installations - reported they have intercepted incoming projectiles in their airspace. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence stated it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the region. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement it was attacking US bases and assets as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the attack on Iran carried out by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning. That initial attack - initiated at around 06:15 GMT - has so far struck sites linked to the Iranian leadership, with President Trump encouraging the people of Iran to revolt against the leadership. Additional Developments In Israel, sirens were heard across the country after the Israeli military reported it had detected an incoming Iranian missile barrage. The defence ministry of the United Arab Emirates said in a statement that the nation has been targeted by a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems engaged the projectiles with notable success and destroyed a number of missiles," it added. Officials reported wreckage landed in a populated district in Abu Dhabi, causing some property damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, south of Abu Dhabi, along with the UAE Air Force.