Smoke rose over Manama as Iran launched a missile strike on the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain in retaliation for US-Israel attack in Tehran. Pics/AFP (Text/ANI)
Updated On: 2026-02-28 06:22 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed that they targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, calling the attack a response to American and Israeli strikes on Iran
The missile strike follows OPERATION ROARING LION, the joint US-Israeli operation aimed at neutralizing Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure
UAE defense systems intercepted some of the missiles, highlighting the wider regional impact and the risk of escalation across the Gulf
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for support, framing the joint operation as necessary to remove the “existential threat” posed by Iran
President Trump warned Iranian forces to surrender or face “certain death,” underscoring the full-scale military confrontation now underway in the region