Iranian Forces State Assault on US Base in Bahrain, During Widespread Retaliatory Strikes.
Tehran reports attacking a American military facility in Manama, as Iran launched missile attacks across the region in response for a "massive" and ongoing assault targeting the nation by the US and Israel.
Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity in the area of the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain's capital, Manama. The full scale of any impact is not yet known and the United States has remained silent.
Missile Defenses Activated
Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - which all house US military bases - reported they have intercepted incoming projectiles in their airspace.
In Doha, Qatar's defence ministry announced it had successfully engaged several missiles seemingly aimed at the Al Udeid Air Base, the biggest US military installation in the Middle East.
IRGC Statement
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard declared it was attacking American facilities and interests as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in retaliation for the attack on the Islamic Republic launched by the United States and its ally Israel on Saturday morning.
That US-Israeli operation - launched at approximately 09:15 Iran time - has so far struck areas linked to the Tehran's leadership, with US President Donald Trump encouraging the people of Iran to rise up against the regime.
Wider Impacts
In the State of Israel, air raid sirens sounded nationwide after the Israel Defense Forces reported it had identified an barrage of missiles from Iran.
The defence ministry of the UAE stated that the country has been subjected to a "a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles".
"UAE air defence systems engaged the projectiles with notable success and shot down a series of missiles," the statement continued.
It said wreckage landed in a neighborhood in the capital, resulting in some material damage and the death of one civilian.
The United States Air Force operates from the Al Dhafra base, south of the Emirati capital, along with the Emirati Air Force.