Iran has launched missile strikes on US military sites in the Middle East in response to a joint US-Israeli operation against Iranian targets. Explosions were reported in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
According to CNN, among the targets hit was a US base in Bahrain, a key ally of Washington in the Persian Gulf and permanent home to the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Manama. Local media, citing sources, reported that the fleet's service center was subjected to a missile attack.
Reuters reports that the US base in Abu Dhabi was also targeted in an Iranian strike. There is currently no official information about damage to military infrastructure.
An air alert was declared in Kuwait, and Kuwait and Qatar temporarily closed their airspace. According to CNN, a total of four US bases in the region were targeted by attacks - Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Al-Salem in Kuwait, Al-Dhafra in the UAE and the Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain.
Meanwhile, Israel's Channel 9 reported that Iran also attacked the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea. There has been no official confirmation from the US at this time.
The situation in the region remains extremely tense, with fears of a broader escalation of the growing conflict.
We recall that, as BLITZ wrote earlier, Israel launched a preemptive attack against Iran . Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the "preemptive strike" was aimed at "eliminating threats against the state of Israel," without going into details about the nature of the threats.
In his statement this morning, he declared a "special and permanent state of emergency" across the country.
At the same time, Acting Prime Minister Andrey Gyurov convened a Security Council meeting in connection with the complicated international situation.
