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Iranian forces say they have struck a US naval base in Manama, as Iran launched missile attacks across the region in retaliation for a large-scale and ongoing attack against it by the United States and Israeli forces.

Large columns of dark smoke were observed billowing from an vicinity near the command center of the American Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain. The scope of any impact is uncertain and the American officials has not commented.

Missile Defenses Activated

Elsewhere across the region, the UAE, the State of Qatar and Kuwait - all home to US military bases - stated they have intercepted incoming projectiles in their air space.

In Doha, the Qatari Ministry of Defence announced 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 declared it was targeting US bases and assets as part of operation "Truthful Promise 4", in reprisal for the offensive on the Islamic Republic initiated by the US and Israel on Saturday.

That initial attack - initiated at around 06:15 GMT - has so far focused on locations associated with the Iranian leadership, with President Trump calling on the people of Iran to revolt against the leadership.

Wider Impacts

In Israel, sirens were heard nationwide after the Israel Defense Forces stated it had identified an incoming Iranian missile barrage.

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".

"UAE air defence systems engaged the projectiles with high efficiency and successfully intercepted a series of missiles," the statement continued.

It said missile fragments landed in a populated district in the capital, resulting in some structural damage and killing a civilian.

The US Air Force is stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base, to the south of Abu Dhabi, along with the UAE Air Force.