🔗 Share this article Iran Claims Assault on American Facility in Bahrain, As Part of Regional Counterattacks. Plumes of black smoke were seen rising over an site proximate to the headquarters of the American Fifth Fleet. Tehran reports attacking a US naval base in Manama, as the country executed strikes across the region in retaliation for a "massive" and continuing assault 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 American Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any destruction is not yet known and the American officials has remained silent. Regional Interceptions In other parts of the Middle East, the UAE, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - which all house US military bases - reported they have shot down incoming projectiles in their air space. In the Qatari capital, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced it had successfully engaged several missiles apparently targeting the al-Udeid air base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East. Operation "Truthful Promise 4" The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said in a statement it was attacking US bases and assets as part of military campaign "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the attack on Iran carried out by the US and Israel on Saturday morning. That initial attack - initiated at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far targeted areas associated with the Tehran's leadership, with President Trump encouraging the Iranian people to revolt against the leadership. Regional Fallout In Israel, air raid sirens sounded across the country after the Israel Defense Forces said it had identified an barrage of missiles from Iran. The defence ministry of the UAE announced that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles". "UAE air defence systems responded to the projectiles with great effectiveness and shot down a several projectiles," the statement continued. It said debris fell on a neighborhood in Abu Dhabi, resulting in some structural damage and fatalities. The United States Air Force operates from Al Dhafra Air Base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the UAE Air Force.