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Iran launched missiles on Saturday, Feb. 28, that struck near the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, in what Iranian officials described as retaliation for earlier U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.

Video circulating online showed smoke rising from the area of the base. Bahrain’s government confirmed that a missile attack targeted the Fifth Fleet facility and characterized the strike as a violation of its sovereignty.  

The Fifth Fleet service center was subjected to a missile attack and that emergency response teams were deployed. It is currently unknown if there were any casualties related to this specific strike.  

The Bahrain strike occurred amid a broader exchange of military actions across the Middle East. Earlier today, the U.S. and Israel conducted strikes on Iranian territory aimed at degrading missile and military infrastructure. Iranian state media and officials subsequently announced retaliatory missile and drone launches against U.S. military facilities hosted in Gulf states. 

Multiple U.S.-linked sites across the region are coming under threat, including installations in Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. Air defense systems in several countries were activated. Coverage of the broader exchange emphasized that Iran framed its actions as defensive retaliation for what it characterized as aggression.