Iran says it has hit US base in Bahrain, as it launches strikes across region
Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
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Huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising from an area near the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama, Bahrain.
Following a joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, Iranian forces launched retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. military bases across the Middle East, including Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan.
Iran confirmed targeting U.S. military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE in response to a joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, escalating regional tensions.
In response to U.S.-Israeli strikes, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on U.S. military facilities in Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan, with explosions reported near American forces.
Iran launched missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in multiple Middle Eastern countries, including Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Jordan, in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian sites.
Hundreds of thousands of air travelers were left stranded or rerouted following a major disruption in Middle Eastern air travel caused by a US-Israeli attack on Iran.
Iranian forces launched a series of retaliatory strikes targeting US military bases across the Middle East, including the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out missile strikes targeting US military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE, and Qatar, in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
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