🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Strike on American Facility in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Military Operations. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an area close to the central command of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a American military facility in Manama, as the country executed strikes across the region in response for a significant and ongoing assault against it by the United States and Israeli forces. Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an zone in the area of the command center of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The full scale of any damage is unclear and the American officials has yet to issue a statement. Airspace Engagements Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - each hosting US military bases - stated they have engaged and destroyed incoming projectiles in their air space. In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry said it had successfully engaged a number of projectiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" The Iranian Revolutionary Guard stated it was targeting US bases and assets as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in response for the offensive on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday. That US-Israeli operation - launched at around 06:15 GMT - has so far targeted locations linked to the Iranian leadership, with US President Donald Trump encouraging the Iranian people to rise up against the regime. Additional Developments In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israeli military said it had detected an barrage of missiles from Iran. The defence ministry of the UAE said in a statement that the nation has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "Emirati air defenses dealt with the missiles with great effectiveness and destroyed a series of missiles," the statement continued. The statement noted missile fragments fell on a populated district in the capital, causing some property damage and the death of one civilian. The United States Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of Abu Dhabi, along with the Emirati Air Force.